Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleDefense Secretary Pete Hegseth testified that the cost of the administration's escalating war with Iran has reached at least $37.5 billion. Tuesday’s testimony from Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine follows the deaths of at least three American service members within two days, with nearly 100 other troops injured within the last month after the collapse of a fragile ceasefire.Hegseth is seeking an additional $67 billion from Congress in a supplemental funding request to cover mounting war costs and other demands. Hegseth has repeatedly said throughout the hearing that the Defense Department is now struggling due to “gross negligence and neglect” under the Biden administration, which “abandoned” the U.S. “strength posture around the world.”Sen. Patty Murray listed several items in the funding request that have no relation to the Iran war, including $800 million for the National Guard to patrol D.C., $1 billion for troops on the U.S-Mexico border and $900 million for boat strikes of suspected drug traffickers. “The truth is your request does not make a lot of sense,” she said.In fullIran-US war latest: Hegseth reveals staggering cost of conflict so far as he faces Senate to ask for moreMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Hegseth blasted for staggering cost of Iran war: ‘Doesn’t make a lot of sense’
Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleDefense Secretary Pete Hegseth testified that the cost of the administration's escalating war with Iran has reached at least $37.5 billion. Tuesday’s testimony from Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine follows the deaths of at least three American service members within two days, with nearly 100 other troops injured within the last month after the collapse of a fragile ceasefire.Hegseth is seeking an additional $67 billion from Congress in a supplemental funding request to cover mounting war costs and other demands. Hegseth has repeatedly said throughout the hearing that the Defense Department is now struggling due to “gross negligence and neglect” under the Biden administration, which “abandoned” the U.S. “strength posture around the world.”Sen. Patty Murray listed several items in the funding request that have no relation to the Iran war, including $800 million for the National Guard to patrol D.C., $1 billion for troops on the U.S-Mexico border and $900 million for boat strikes of suspected drug traffickers. “The truth is your request does not make a lot of sense,” she said.In fullIran-US war latest: Hegseth reveals staggering cost of conflict so far as he faces Senate to ask for moreMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
