We need to talk about the Golden Dome — Trump’s pipe dream for a space-based missile shield. 

The program itself is fanciful, outrageously expensive, and a magnet for corruption. The Congressional Budget Office estimated that the Golden Dome has a $542 BILLION price tag, though Sen. Tim Sheehy (R-MT.) — who supports the program — predicts the total costs could actually reach TRILLIONS. More importantly, it likely won’t even work. One physicist called it a “fantasy” and others have said the technology could take years to develop. In response, other governments will only expand and upgrade their nuclear arsenals, leaving us in what one missile defense expert told NPR would be “at best, the same place we are today, and most likely a much worse place.”

The ONE group that won’t lose? Weapons contractors like Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, and SpaceX who stand to rake in HUNDREDS OF BILLIONS of taxpayer dollars if the Golden Dome becomes reality.

‘Golden Dome’ is as unrealistic as it is wasteful, but that’s not stopping the Trump administration from demanding a $25 BILLION down payment for it — even as House Republicans consider slashing funding for programs like Medicaid and SNAP. Activist voices in this moment are crucial. That’s why we’re asking you to speak out today: