Tuberville calls for Pentagon to become the ‘Trigon’

Published February 27, 2025 4:25pm ET



Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) claimed that the Pentagon is “overbloated” and due for cuts from the Department of Government Efficiency.

The Pentagon has failed six consecutive audits. According to the department, it will be able to account for its spending in 2027, the year former Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin projected the department should spend close to a trillion dollars over a fiscal year.

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