Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said on Thursday that Democrats would not support any funding effort tied to President Donald Trump's Iran agreement, accusing Trump of acting out of "incompetence" and "ego" as backlash grew over a proposed $300 billion reconstruction plan for Tehran.
Schumer Says Democrats Will Reject Iran Funding "The U.S. is worse off because of Trump's incompetence, his ego, and his inability to listen to facts," Schumer wrote on X.
"If Trump wants to send hundreds of billions of dollars to Iran, he'll need to do with Republican votes." The U.S. is worse off because of Trump's incompetence, his ego, and his inability to listen to facts.If Trump wants to send hundreds of billions of dollars to Iran, he'll need to do with Republican votes.Democrats will not be helping Trump send $300 billion to Iran.— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) June 18, 2026 "Democrats will not be helping Trump send $300 billion to Iran," he added.
Schumer was reacting to a provision in Trump's memorandum of understanding with Iran, signed Wednesday by Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, that says the U.S.
"undertakes with regional partners to develop a definitive, mutually agreed plan with at least $300 billion for the reconstruction and economic development of the Islamic Republic of Iran." Read Also: Trump Thanks Xi And Putin For Staying 'Totally Neutral' During Iran Conflict: 'They Could Have Made It Much More Difficult…' Trump And Vance Deny Taxpayer Funding Plan The memorandum leaves the "mechanism for implementation" to 60 days of talks.
