Trump seeks massive $1.5tn for defence alongside cuts in domestic spending

The president's new budget would cut non-defence spending by 10%, partly by slashing domestic programmes.

Early report Major update Updated Apr 3, 2026, 3:45 PM UTC

Track this event Edit in app More event pages

What changed

BBC: Trump seeks massive $1.5tn for defence alongside cuts in domestic spending.

First seen Apr 3, 2026, 3:45 PM UTC Latest source Apr 3, 2026, 3:45 PM UTC

Update 1 2h ago

BBC •published Apr 3, 2026, 3:45 PM UTC •fetched Apr 3, 2026, 3:58 PM UTC