Trump Pushes $350B Military Bill, Says Democrats Will ‘Block and Resist’

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Trump first demanded the money in June, but the package's biggest hurdles have come from inside the Republican Party.

President Donald Trump on Thursday urged Senate Republicans to "IMMEDIATELY" move a $350 billion military spending package before Democrats take control of Congress in January, accusing the incoming majority of planning to "BLOCK and RESIST" what he called a historic investment in national security.

"I rebuilt our Military in my First Term, and we're doing it AGAIN, bigger and better than ever before!" Trump wrote on Truth Social. "They want to leave our Warriors weak, and unguarded, but the American People want their Warriors SAFE and STRONG."

The post blames Democrats. Since Trump first demanded the money in June, though, the package's biggest hurdles have come from inside his own party.

Newsweek reached out to the White House and Senate Majority Leader John Thune's office for comment via email.

The money is part of the administration's request for a $1.5 trillion defense budget in fiscal 2027. Of that total, $1.15 trillion was meant to go through the regular appropriations process and $350 billion through reconciliation.

The request includes $47 billion for expanded munitions production, $17 billion for the Golden Dome missile defense system and more than $48 billion for critical minerals.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has pressed lawmakers to pass it, arguing it would expand the defense industrial base. The military has burned through munitions in the war with Iran, and a Congressional Research Service report found that munitions spending in Operation Epic Fury caused "strategic inventory shortfalls."

Congress has so far moved a fraction of that. In July, House Republicans unveiled a third reconciliation framework with $60 billion for defense, roughly $290 billion short of the White House ask. The House adopted the $95 billion budget resolution by two votes. The Senate did not vote on one before the midterms.

The $350 billion also dwarfs what the White House wants to spend on some domestic priorities.

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