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SASC Chair Supports Hegseth’s DoD Budget Review, Plan To Cut And Move Billions To New Priorities

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SASC Chair Supports Hegseth’s DoD Budget Review, Plan To Cut And Move Billions To New Priorities
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth holds a town hall meeting for Department of Defense personnel at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Feb. 7, 2025. (DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Madelyn Keech)

The Republican chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee said Thursday he supports Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s plan to “review the entire budget” at the Pentagon to find around $50 billion that can be cut and shifted to Trump administration priorities. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) offered his comments following the Pentagon’s confirmation on Wednesday evening that Hegseth has directed DoD officials to cut 8 percent from the pending fiscal year 2026 budget request, put together under the Biden administration, that…

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