The Biden administration left the U.S. military with depleted stockpiles due to aid provided to Ukraine and the fight against the Houthis.
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Bannon`s War RoomJul 27, 2026
The sources support that U.S. stockpiles were strained by Ukraine aid and Middle East conflicts during the Biden years (Reuters, Nov 2024), but they contradict the Houthi part as framed: the major 53-day Houthi campaign that drew down munitions was run by the Trump administration in 2025, and the Iran war under Trump is a large source of current depletion.
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… It seems that every element of our society, for you, Mr. and Mrs. America, are objecting to him doing what he's doing, which must be done. We have to take a step back here, in that a lot of stockpiles were depleted, not only from what we gave Ukraine over the last however many years, four or five years, and the administration inherited the Secretary, Secretary Hegseth inherited a depleted situation from not only Ukraine, but also the ongoing fight with the Houthis under the Biden administration, and a depleted military under the Biden administration. So they have decided, one, they're going to new types of munitions, cheaper munitions, new technologies, but also with these new defense budgets, rebuilding our great military. …
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Contradicts. The Hill and The Atlantic both attribute the 53-day campaign against the Houthis that consumed hundreds of missiles to the Trump administration in 2025, not the Biden administration.[3][4]
Contradicts. Sagamore Institute argues that blaming Ukraine misses the mark, noting the U.S. has sent Ukraine zero THAAD, TLAM, JASSM, or SM-series interceptors, which are among the most depleted munitions.[5]
Supports. A 2024 Reuters report quotes Adm. Sam Paparo saying ongoing conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East were depleting U.S. air defense inventories under the Biden administration.[1]
Context. The Atlantic says U.S. stockpiles had been under strain for years and became clear after Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine, while also noting the Trump administration's Iran war is now consuming large volumes of munitions.[4]
Context. PolitiFact and The Hill report that the Pentagon's munitions depletion is ongoing with the Iran war, and the Pentagon denies that it is hindering operations.[2][3][6]
Sources
6 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 1 tier 1, 1 tier 2, 2 not rated
- 1Ukraine, Middle East conflicts eating into US air defense stocks, US admiral saysreuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2Did Biden hand Trump a depleted military stockpile? Fact ... - PolitiFactpolitifact.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 3Waltz blames Biden for depleted stockpiles, but says US ...thehill.com · tier 1 · cited for: contradicts, context
- 4How the U.S. Squandered Its Strategic Advantage - The Atlantictheatlantic.com · tier 2 · cited for: contradicts, context
- 5Capstones: Don't Blame Ukraine for Weapons Shortfallsagamoreinstitute.org · not rated · cited for: contradicts
- 6Trump administration and Democrats at odds over risk to U.S. ...wbrz.com · not rated · cited for: context
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