Trump budget request calls for $1.5T in military spend

Name: Trump budget request calls for $1.5T in military spend
Uploaded: 2026-04-04T01:08:45Z
Duration: 2 min 46 s
Description: President Donald Trump is calling for the largest defense budget in the nation’s history with $1.5 trillion in military spending and across-the-board cuts to nearly everything else. FOX 26's Tom Zizka explains the proposal and turns to a budget policy expert for insight.

FOX LOCAL Houston · Apr 4, 2026 · 2m 46s

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President Donald Trump is calling for the largest defense budget in the nation’s history with $1.5 trillion in military spending and across-the-board cuts to nearly everything else. FOX 26's Tom Zizka explains the proposal and turns to a budget policy expert for insight.