White House Asks $66B To Build 'Golden Fleet' Trump Boasted About Last Year
KEY POINTS
- •The White House requested $66 billion to build 34 new naval ships in the 2027 defense budget.
- •This includes the 'Golden Fleet' class of battleships President Trump promoted last year.
- •The defense budget totals $1.5 trillion with a planned 10% reduction in non-defense spending.
In a plot twist more extravagant than a sci-fi budget, the White House just requested a whopping $66 billion to build 34 naval ships — including the so-called 'Golden Fleet' President Trump hyped last year like it was the Avengers assembling. This naval binge is tucked inside a gargantuan $1.5 trillion defense budget for fiscal 2027, which promises to slash non-defense spending by 10%, presumably including anything resembling education or libraries. While the country presumably prays the 'Golden Fleet' won’t turn into the Titanic 2.0, taxpayers can bask in the glow of battleships fit for a reality TV star's dreams. The ships may be gold-plated in hype, if not in hardware.
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(1 of 3)Spend $66B on 34 shiny new ships Trump bragged about and cut 10% from everything else—wait, do we even need roads anymore?
The White House plans to trade some public services for giant naval toys because who needs bridges when you have battleships?
Defense budget bloats to $1.5 trillion as we sink $66 billion into the 'Golden Fleet'—naval gold that won’t float your wallet.
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 4/3/2026 | Author: Graham Flanagan
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