President Donald Trump submitted a budget proposal on April 3 to increase defense spending to $1.5 trillion in 2027.

The request is the largest of its kind in decades and mirrors the president’s focus on military investments.

“President Trump is committed to rebuilding our military to secure peace through strength,” the proposal states.

Trump also asked for a decrease in spending for some areas, including refugee resettlement aid, and increases for projects such as aviation safety, National Parks, and the Justice Department.

The budget proposal was made against the backdrop of war with Iran, a conflict carried out in partnership with Israel.

Just days beforehand, Trump had addressed the nation about the war, saying that the military is a top priority for the administration.

“We’re fighting wars,“ Trump said at a private White House event on April 1. ”We can’t take care of day care.

“It’s not possible for us to take care of day care, Medicaid, Medicare—all these individual things. They can do it on a state basis. You can’t do it on a federal.”

Currently, the nation is running at an annual deficit of nearly $2 trillion, with a national debt of more than $39 trillion.

The president’s annual budget is considered a reflection of the administration’s values and does not carry the force of law. It typically highlights an administration’s priorities, but Congress, which handles federal spending, is free to reject them and often does.

The 2027 budget was prepared by Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought.

Roughly two-thirds of the $7 trillion in annual spending goes toward Medicare and Medicaid health care programs, as well as Social Security income. The last category is expected to continue to grow alongside the aging population.

The rest of the budget is typically split between defense and domestic accounts, with nearly $1 trillion allocated to each. Those categories are what cause contention among lawmakers as each budget passes through Congress.

Additional priorities in the White House budget include support for immigration enforcement and deportation.

This would be done by cutting the refugee resettlement aid programs and maintaining last year’s funding levels for Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

“The Budget eliminates cash handouts and free healthcare used to welcome millions of illegal immigrants into the United States to the detriment of American citizens,” the document states.

Maintaining the funding allocation for Immigration and Customs Enforcement would allow the agency to continue opening detention facilities.

The president is also asking for a 13 percent increase in Department of Justice funding and a $10 billion mandatory fund for National Park Service beautification projects in the nation’s capital.

He also requested a $481 million increase in federal funding for aviation safety and support for a surge in air traffic controller hiring.