Trump and Hegseth Blame BIDEN for Ballooning Cost of Iran War
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- July 22, 2026
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Discusses Pete Hegseth revealed to Congress the Iran war has already cost $37.5 billion. Then blamed Biden for…
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Pete Hegseth revealed to Congress the Iran war has already cost $37.5 billion. Then blamed Biden for why the Pentagon needs $80 billion more. Wall Street Journal National Politics Reporter Sabrina Siddiqui joins to break it down. CHECK OUT THESE DEALS FROM OUR SPONSORS: ACTBLUE: https://www.actblue.com/crooked Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megap…
Pete Hegseth hits Capitol Hill begging for $80B more to fund an unpopular Iran war with no end in sight, while Trump insists the enemy is decimated and gas prices keep climbing.
Key takeaways
- Pentagon Secretary Pete Hegseth disclosed for the first time that the Iran war has cost $37.5 billion to date, while requesting an additional $80 billion in supplemental funding—figures that exclude costs of rebuilding damaged U.S. bases in the Middle East.
- Nearly 70% of Americans oppose the Iran war in polling, yet the Trump administration continues escalating, with reports of four strikes on U.S. troops in Jordan in five days and two soldiers killed, undermining claims that Iran has been 'decimated.'
- Republicans hold narrow congressional majorities and face midterm headwinds tied to inflation and rising gas prices exacerbated by the conflict, making the supplemental funding vote politically risky despite the party's historical reluctance to oppose the administration.
Why this matters
The Iran war's escalating and underreported costs—financial, military, and political—are creating a compounding fiscal and electoral liability for the Republican Party heading into the midterms, with no clear exit strategy in sight.
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Trump and Hegseth Blame BIDEN for Ballooning Cost of Iran War
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July 22, 2026
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Pete Hegseth revealed to Congress the Iran war has already cost $37.5 billion. Then blamed Biden for why the Pentagon needs $80 billion more. Wall Street Journal National Politics Reporter Sabrina Siddiqui joins to break it down. CHECK OUT THESE DEALS FROM OUR SPONSORS: ACTBLUE: https://www.actblue.com/crooked Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices