U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday suggested setting military spending at $1.5 trillion in 2027, citing "troubled and dangerous times."
Trump called for the massive surge in spending days after he ordered a U.S. military operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and take him out of the country to face drug trafficking charges in the U.S.
American forces continue to mass in the Caribbean Sea. The 2026 military budget is set at $901 billion.
Trump, in recent days, has also called for taking over the Danish territory of Greenland, citing national security reasons, and has suggested heβs open to carrying out military operations in Colombia. U.S.
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