U.S. President Donald Trump speaks alongside Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Sen. Kevin Cramer, and Sen. Dan Sullivan in the Oval Office at the White House as he announced his plans for the “Golden Dome for America,” on May 20, 2025. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
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U.S. President Donald Trump has announced his plan to build a new U.S. air defence system to protect against a variety of threats, while Canada is in discussions about potentially joining the project to make it continental.
Trump announced from the Oval Office on May 20 that the “Golden Dome” project would cost US$175 billion and be ready in less than three years. This would see the system put in place before Trump departs the White House.
