EXCLUSIVE: Trump Supports Annual Defense Policy Bill
House Speaker Mike Johnson is receiving a crucial boost of support as he looks to pass the annual defense policy bill as early as Wednesday afternoon. The White House is urging lawmakers to support the 3,000-plus page…
House Speaker Mike Johnson is receiving a crucial boost of support as he looks to pass the annual defense policy bill as early as Wednesday afternoon.
The White House is urging lawmakers to support the 3,000-plus page bill rolled out late Sunday evening, according to a statement of administration policy (SAP) obtained exclusively by the Daily Caller News Foundation. President Donald Trump’s support for the FY26 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) comes as several conservative lawmakers criticized the sprawling legislation for authorizing additional security assistance funding to Ukraine and omitting provisions related to cryptocurrency and DEI in the military.
“This NDAA will enable the Department of War (DoW) to carry out President Trump’s Peace Through Strength agenda, protect the homeland, and strengthen the defense industrial base, while eliminating funding for wasteful and radical programs that undermine the warfighting ethos of our Nation’s men and women in uniform,” the White House document reads in part.
“If S. 1071 was presented to the President in its current form, he would sign it into law,” the document also says.
The White House and Johnson have praised