The intention of U.S. President Donald Trump to increase the country’s defense budget by one and a half times by 2027 may indicate preparations for a possible new world war, American journalist Tucker Carlson said on his program, published on the social network X.
“President Donald Trump has announced an increase in the Pentagon budget from 1 trillion dollars to 1.5 trillion dollars… Such a budget is typical of a country that is preparing for a global or regional war. It is obvious that we are moving in that direction, toward a world war,” the journalist said.
As a reminder, President Donald Trump on Wednesday proposed that U.S. military spending in 2027 be set at as much as 1.5 trillion dollars, stating that “times are troubled and dangerous.”
The military budget for 2026 has been set at 901 billion dollars.
BREAKING: Tucker Carlson says the United States is headed for World War.
— Tucker Carlson Network (@TCNetwork) January 8, 2026
“All the signs suggest that we're going to have a big war soon.” https://t.co/lyvlPX8DvB pic.twitter.com/1JTrZ6r1tn
Trump called for a massive increase in spending just days after ordering a U.S. military operation to capture Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and bring him to the United States to stand trial on drug trafficking charges, while U.S. forces continue to build up in the Caribbean Sea.
In recent days, Trump has also called for the takeover of Danish territory Greenland for “national security reasons” and hinted that he is open to carrying out military operations in Colombia, while Secretary of State Marco Rubio ominously warned that Cuba — a long-standing U.S. adversary — is “in trouble.”
“This will allow us to build the ‘Army of Dreams’ that we have long been entitled to and, more importantly, it will make us SAFE, regardless of the enemy,” Trump said in a post on Truth Social, announcing his proposal.
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