Record #6588
Congress will not give Trump the $1.5 trillion defense budget he is proposing, though it will enact some increase
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Occurrence 1 of 1 · source record #6588 The Bulwark · Bill Kristol: Trump's Revenge Tour Is Backfiring
Original quoteTrump's proposing $1.5 trillion defense budget, which is, I don't know, 40% increase some insane increase, just the number they made up and is totally unmoored from reality. I suppose they're not going to get it. They'll get something though.
Quote begins at 36:52
Prediction time2026-05-04
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Episode published2026-05-04
FirmnessLoose
TopicGovernment & Policy
Resolve by2027-09-30
Boldness55 · Notable
How the call settles
The defense budget Congress enacts in response to this request totals less than $1.5 trillion (enacted appropriation, not the request)
Our reasoning
Pending. It will be judged only by this stored rule: The defense budget Congress enacts in response to this request totals less than $1.5 trillion (enacted appropriation, not the request) Deadline or event: 2027-09-30.