washington president donald trump seek call historic increase defense spend run immediate opposition republicans congress must approve plan say enough meet military need propose rise pentagon budget 603 billion come unite state wind major war iraq afghanistan remain world strong military power plan come fire democratic lawmakers say cut propose pay additional military spend would cripple important domestic program environmental protection education white house budget official outline plan conference call reporters say administration would propose increase defense 54 billion 10 percent represent magnitude increase budget cap congress put place 2011. mick mulvaney white house budget director say plan would bring pentagon budget 603 billion total percent 584 billion agency spend recent fiscal year end sept. 30 2016. rise would slightly high country current 2.5 percent rate inflation president trump intend submit defense budget mere percent president barack obama defense budget leave military underfunded undersized unready confront threats national security john mccain republican chairman senate arm service committee say statement defense boost would balance slash amount non-defense spend include large reduction foreign aid white house budget official say trump final say federal spend plan military part budget proposal congress although control fellow republicans necessarily follow plan budget negotiations lawmakers take months mccain tell reporters would vote budget slight military increase think would face opposition senate trump tell state governors white house budget plan include historic increase defense spend rebuild deplete military unite state america say proposal landmark event would send message american strength security resolve countries officials familiar trump budget blueprint say plan would call cut agencies include state department environmental protection agency one official familiar discussions state budget say agency could see spend cut much 30 percent would force major department restructure elimination program unite state spend 50 billion annually state department foreign assistance 120 retire u.s. general admirals urge congress monday fully fund u.s. diplomacy foreign aid say program critical keep america safe trump vow spare middle-class social program social security medicare cut nancy pelosi top democrat house representatives say trump plan slash fund federal agencies free money pentagon show put american work families first 54 billion cut far-reaching long-lasting damage ability meet need american people win job future pelosi say president surrender america leadership innovation education science clean energy official familiar proposal say trump request pentagon include money shipbuilding military aircraft establish robust presence key international waterways choke point strait hormuz south china sea could put washington odds iran china unite state already world powerful fight force spend far country defense one-sixth federal budget go military spend trump say previously would expand army 540,000 active-duty troop current 480,000 increase marine corps 36 battalions 23 many 10,000 marines boost navy 350 ship submarine 276 raise number air force tactical aircraft 1,200 1,100. say would place extra hardware force make clear would use unite state shut military base recent years trump also say would bolster development missile defenses cyber capabilities last week tell reuters unite state fall behind nuclear weapon capacity pledge ensure go top pack trump seek 'historic u.s. military spend boost domestic cut