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 priorities.

The defense secretary has told senior leaders to prepare to trim 8 percent from the budget over each of the next five years, officials said.

Defense Secretary Peter Hegseth has ordered senior military and civilian Pentagon officials to cut 8% from the defense budget over each of the next five years.