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Hegseth Demands Nearly $1.5 Trillion for 2027 Pentagon Budget

By Drooid · Oct 24, 2026, 6:12 PM UTC · How we work

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth demanded almost $1.5 trillion for the Pentagon’s 2027 budget.
He ordered Navy crews to fire on small Caribbean and Western Pacific boats suspected of drug trafficking.
Hegseth led a drive to scrap DEI policies, removing women and people of color from senior posts.
He mandated testosterone testing for service members.
He organized prayer meetings after pursuing a canceled public execution plan.

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth demanded almost $1.5 trillion for the Pentagon’s 2027 budget.
He ordered Navy crews to fire on small Caribbean and Western Pacific boats suspected of drug trafficking.
Hegseth led a drive to scrap DEI policies, removing women and people of color from senior posts.
He mandated testosterone testing for service members.
He organized prayer meetings after pursuing a canceled public execution plan.