Hegseth orders $50 billion of defense budget redirected from Biden to Trump priorities
Source: USA Today
Hegseth orders $50 billion of defense budget redirected from Biden to Trump priorities
Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY
Thu, February 20, 2025 at 8:26 AM EST 2 min read
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the Pentagon to cut 8% of next year's defense budget – around $50 billion – from "low-impact and low-priority" Biden-era programs to redirect the funds towards President Donald Trump’s "America First priorities."
The military will put together a list of programs that could be axed to fund Trump's plans, including "so-called 'climate change' and other woke programs, as well as excessive bureaucracy," according to a statement from acting Deputy Defense Secretary of Defense Robert Salesses on Wednesday night.
It was unclear from the statement what new programs would receive the money, but it said Trump's priorities included "securing our borders, building the Iron Dome for America, and ending radical and wasteful government DEI programs and preferencing."
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