Trump, Pentagon and Pete Hegseth

Hegseth orders $50 billion of defense budget redirected from Biden to Trump priorities
Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. More: Will Trump’s ‘Iron Dome’ missile defense make Americans safer? It’s complicated Redirecting the funds would "refocus the Department on its core mission of deterring and winning wars,
Hegseth orders Pentagon to make plans for major budget cuts to align with Trump DOGE priorities
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the agency to develop plans to slash 8% from the Department of Defense budget in each of the next five years to align with President Donald Trump's priorities,
Hegseth directs Pentagon to find $50 billion in cuts this year to fund Trump military priorities
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has directed the military services to identify $50 billion in programs that could be cut next year in order to redirect those savings to fund President Donald Trump’s priorities.
Hegseth orders $50 billion in Pentagon cuts to align with Trump's military priorities
WASHINGTON (TNND) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has directed military services to find $50 billion in programs that could be cut to align with President Donald Trump's priorities.
Hegseth orders major Pentagon spending cuts
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is directing Pentagon agencies and the military to cut their budgets by 8 percent as part of a dramatic realignment of defense spending to address priorities of President Donald Trump such as protecting the border and modernizing the nuclear force.
Trump administration orders Pentagon to plan for sweeping budget cuts
A senior Pentagon official said that money saved through the cuts could be “realigned” to other defense priorities that President Donald Trump has.
Report: Pentagon Ordered to Prepare for Budget Cuts
Even the Pentagon is not immune as the Trump administration's Department of Government Efficiency overhauls the federal government. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth this week ordered leaders at the Pentagon and within the US military to draw up proposals for cutting 8% from their budgets for each of the next five years,
Pete Hegseth Fast Facts
Hegseth has a history of supporting controversial policies, including using the US military to put down domestic riots, ...
Pete Hegseth lifts weights with troops in Germany, rules out sending US troops to Ukraine
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday flatly ruled out the possibility of dispatching US troops to Ukraine to fend off ...
Hegseth Calls for 8 Percent Annual Defense Cut
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered senior military and Defense Department officials to draw up plans to cut 8 percent ...
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Hegseth to Europe: Don’t Look to America for Leadership
Speaking at a meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group—the American-led consortium of 57 countries and the European Union ...
Pete Hegseth wants to put Confederate names back on military bases. It won't be easy.
President Donald Trump's defense secretary can't simply snap his fingers and change Texas' Fort Cavazos back to Fort Hood. A ...
Hegseth team invites far-right activist Jack Posobiec on overseas trip
The offer to invite Posobiec on Pete Hegseth’s trip triggered alarm among Pentagon officials concerned about the military ...
Unfounded rumor claims Pete Hegseth drank alcohol during NATO news conference
The U.S. secretary of defense previously addressed allegations of excessive drinking during his January 2025 Senate confirmation hearing.
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GOP Senator Bashes Pete Hegseth for Dumpster Fire NATO Speeches
Senate Armed Services Chair Senator Roger Wicker torched Pete Hegseth ’s speeches at the NATO conference in Munich this week, ...