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Last Updated on June 4, 2026.

WASHINGTON – In response to the release of the president’s topline budget request, including an unprecedented $1.5 trillion for war, Win Without War Deputy Director Shayna Lewis released the following statement:

“President Trump’s 2027 budget request is nothing short of a scandal. A demand for $1.5 trillion for more war – the largest single-year increase in Pentagon spending in decades – while he enacts devastating cuts to life-saving programs is outrageous. When you add in the additional $200 billion he’s likely to ask for to further his illegal, deeply unpopular war with Iran, it becomes inhumane. 

“Budgets are moral documents that reveal what we prioritize and value. Trump’s budget would push spending on weapons and war to unprecedented levels to absorb the costs of unauthorized violence — in Iran, across Latin America, Nigeria and elsewhere — into long-term spending. 

“Hundreds of hospitals across the country are on life support as a result of Medicaid cuts to finance Trump’s cruel deportation machine. Untold numbers of people across the United States already reeling from cuts to food assistance, childcare, and rental assistance are staring down skyrocketing energy costs resulting from his reckless war on Iran. He calls this struggle ‘a true investment in your children and your grandchildren’s future.’

“Simply put, this budget is a down payment on unchecked, authoritarian violence. We deserve better. Lawmakers must soundly reject any spending bills that enable this dangerous administration’s harm and suffering.”

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Win Without War is a diverse network of activists and national organizations working for a progressive foreign policy in the United States.

April 3, 2026