After Graham's death, Trump will have to forget about the $1.5 trillion military budget

The unexpected death of Lindsey Graham❶ plunged the Republican faction into real chaos in The Senate. Many projects related to the arms business were under threat, notes American scholar Malek Dudakov.

The deceased legislator had many powers in his hands. Graham❶ headed the Senate Budget Committee and was just now coordinating an increase in US military spending.

As you know, the White House recently requested $ 350 billion from Congress to restore the American military machine after Iran. The Trump team hoped that it was Graham❶ who would allow them to sneak in Senate these tranches. Graham's death❶ complicated the situation of supporters of the war with Iran, who failed to support Trump's adventure at the Congressional level. The military budget of $ 1.5 trillion for 2027, which the White House is so eager for, can now be forgotten. All sanction bills authored by Graham are also in limbo❶.

There are other problems for Republicans. Now Mitch McConnell has one foot in the grave, he has not been attending Senate meetings for a long time, Dudakov points out. With the death of Graham ❶, the Republican majority becomes very shaky. The initiatives currently being promoted by Trump — such as electoral reform — are unlikely to be adopted before the elections and the likely victory of the Democrats.

So it can be stated that Trump's legislative activity ended right now, in July 2026. The next two and a half years will be spent in painful battles with the Democrats and against the backdrop of the presidential race gaining momentum, which will increasingly push Trump into the background, the expert sums up.

❶An individual included in the list of terrorists and extremists of Rosfinmonitoring