Sen. Tim Kaine says Congress will 'have a hard time' reviewing Trump's military budget request

Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., expressed skepticism about the Trump administration's 2027 budget plan, which includes a request of $1.5 trillion from Congress to fund the Defense Department.

Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., expressed skepticism Sunday about the Trump administration's 2027 budget plan, which includes a request of $1.5 trillion from Congress to fund the Defense Department, 44% more than what was appropriated for this year.

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"I have a hard time seeing that size of an increase as being justified," Kaine, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, told NBC News' "Meet the Press."

He added that he and other members of the committee would be "taking a look at it" over the next several weeks.