Politics

The first six days of Donald Trump’s war against Iran cost a whopping $11.3 billion, according to a report from the Pentagon given to Congress earlier this month. The pricetag is expected to continue climbing — exponentially.

On Wednesday, The Washington Post reported that the Department of Defense will be seeking $200 billion in supplementary funding from Congress for the Iran war effort. The offensive is already exacting a toll on Americans at home. Thirteen service members have been killed with hundreds more injured, and the Iranian blockade of the Strait of Hormuz has caused global oil prices to skyrocket, and is expected to affect other commodities such as fertilizers and medical-use chemicals.

The war has already left large swaths of Republicans feeling betrayed, after Trump campaigned on an anti-war, anti- interventionist, America First presidency. An open-ended quagmire costing billions of dollars runs directly counter to his supposed brand — especially as he and his administration have preached the need to cut back “wasteful spending” and reduce bloat in the federal government.

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