Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, released a statement Friday sharply questioning President Donald Trump’s proposed budget that leaves military spending flat and argued it goes against the president’s “peace through strength” initiative.
“President Trump successfully campaigned on a Peace Through Strength agenda, but his advisers at the Office of Management and Budget were apparently not listening. For the defense budget, OMB has requested a fifth year straight of Biden administration funding, leaving military spending flat, which is a cut in real terms,” Wicker said. “The Big, Beautiful Reconciliation Bill was always meant to change fundamentally the direction of the Pentagon on programs like Golden Dome, border support, and unmanned capabilities – not to paper over OMB’s intent to shred to the bone our military capabilities and our support to service members.”
Earlier in the day, Trump released his much-anticipated budget for fiscal year 2026 that includes proposals for $163 billion in cuts. Non-defense discretionary spending will be at it lowest level since 2000 when adjusted for inflation, according to a senior OMB official.
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