The future of President Donald Trump’s ambitious plans to build a “Golden Fleet” of nuclear battleships and a $1.2 trillion golden dome defense system could be in jeopardy under a Democratic Congress following the Republican wipeout in the midterm elections.

The Trump administration has put forward a $1.5 trillion defense budget for 2027 , yet to be approved by Congress. Democrats who perceive the president’s defense programs as Trump “vanity projects” are poised to take control of key Congressional committees and could axe or significantly scale back the projects.

Trump unveiled his plans to build a fleet of battleships in December 2025, touting them as “100 times the force” of past vessels.…