Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth blasted reports of spending cuts taking place at the Pentagon, saying they are actually “refocusing” their existing budget “away from Biden priorities.” Hegseth’s Department of Defense is expected to be a prime target for the Department of Government Efficiency’s grand government efficiency plans.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is directing Pentagon agencies and the military to cut their budgets by 8 percent as part of a dramatic realignment of defense spending to address priorities of President Donald Trump such as protecting the border and modernizing the nuclear force.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has directed the military services to identify $50 billion in programs that could be cut next year in order to redirect those savings to fund President Donald Trump’s pr