{"id":5992,"date":"2026-08-24T13:41:41","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T13:41:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=5992"},"modified":"2026-08-24T13:41:41","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T13:41:41","slug":"trump-slapped-with-bombshell-demand-over-spiraling-war-costs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=5992","title":{"rendered":"Trump Slapped With Bombshell Demand Over Spiraling War Costs"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p>Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth have been ripped into over their war in Iran as they face demands to explain the true cost of the conflict. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=5990\">Putin Humiliated as Wave of Attacks Devastates New Target<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The president and the defense secretary have been waging a war in Iran since the winter, despite the 80-year-old running on a promise to retreat from foreign intervention and costly \u201cforever wars.\u201d<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Now well into its sixth month and with 18 American service members dead, patience with the war is running thin, leading a trio of Democrat lawmakers to take a direct shot at them. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cWhat was billed as a two-week operation is now a full-scale war that has lasted for over 150 days, cost over $37 billion, and claimed the lives of 18 servicemembers,\u201d Reps Derek Tran, Jason Crow, and Maggie Goodlander\u2014all military veterans\u2014wrote. \u201cAt the same time, prices across the country have gone up significantly, placing the burden of this conflict on American families.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>They demanded that the department provide up-to-date, accurate accounting for the conflict by September 11, saying, \u201cAmericans did not ask for this war, and they cannot afford it. They do not have the luxury of ignoring their financial situation, and you shouldn\u2019t either.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>An August Reuters\/Ipsos poll found that 80 percent of respondents think the war \u201cwill go on for an extended period of time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNearly six months ago, Donald Trump launched us into yet another war with no strategy and no endgame,\u201d said Crow in a statement, NBC News reports. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs Trump, his family, and his friends in the oil industry use this conflict to pad their pockets, the cost on American taxpayers has grown by the day. Gas, groceries, and everyday goods have all gotten more expensive, with no end in sight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=5989\">Tourist Dies in 116-Degree Death Valley Ordeal<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The war has had knock-on effects, including rising gas prices due to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz and anticipated hits to groceries due to disruptions to the fertilizer trade.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement reported by NBC, Goodlander said that, \u201cAmericans are being asked to write a blank check for a war they never asked for\u2014a war that has jacked up costs on everyday goods and made us less safe.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPresident Trump and Secretary Hegseth owe the American people a full accounting: where every taxpayer dollar has gone, how this war is affecting hardworking families, and when it will end.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Acting Pentagon comptroller Jay Hurst said in April that the war had cost $25 billion, but Pete Hegseth bumped that number up to $37.5 billion in July.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s still not enough, with the Pentagon since asking for $67 billion to cover costs. <\/p>\n<p>NBC News previously reported that the war had already cost the Defense Department between $80 billion and $100 billion internally. <\/p>\n<p>The fighting is feared to have burned through large portions of munitions stocks, with the Center for Strategic and International Studies saying that while stockpiles won\u2019t run out during the conflict with Iran, come what may, it could have consequences for future conflicts. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=5987\">MAGA Senator Melts Down Over Talk About Trump\u2019s \u2018Pretty\u2019 Blonde Aide, 35<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The Daily Beast has contacted the White House for comment. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth have been ripped into over their war in Iran as they face demands to explain the true cost of the conflict. 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