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$25 Billion: Hegseth Accused Of Lowballing Cost Of Iran War
$25 Billion: Hegseth Accused Of Lowballing Cost Of Iran War
Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth has been in a very public spat and back-and-forth with Congressional Democrats over the Trump administration's $1.5 trillion Pentagon budget request, as well as over Iran war strategy and mounting costs.
Hegseth has turned to some classic wartime fearmongering: "What is it worth to ensure that Iran never gets a nuclear weapon?" - he posed to members of Congress when pressed in a hearing.
Hegseth called the "reckless, feckless, and defeatist words of congressional Democrats" the United States' greatest...
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President Donald Trump waves as he boards Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Md., on March 11, 2026. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images
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