President Donald Trump on Friday requested a 10% cut in non-defense spending for the 2027 fiscal year and a massive $500 billion increase in the military budget, as the U.S. continues its war against Iran.

The request ultimately requires approval by Congress, where disagreement over Trump's spending decisions recently led to the longest ‌government shutdown in U.S. history.

The huge proposed surge in defense spending to $1.5 trillion, up from about $1 trillion in 2026, includes a 5% to 7% pay raise for military personnel at a time when thousands of servicemembers are actively deployed.

The White House boasted that this defense funding approaches the “historic increases just prior to World War II.” The hefty ask contrasts with the more skeptical view Trump took toward military spending in his first term, when he even once called the level of funding “crazy.”