“Americans did not ask for this war, and they cannot afford it,” reads the letter sent to President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House on July 14.Graeme Sloan / EPA / Bloomberg via Getty Images fileAug. 24, 2026, 6:00 AM EDTWith the Iran war approaching the six-month mark, nearly 50 Democratic members of Congress are demanding the Trump administration make public the true cost of the conflict and its impact on the American people.Just a moment.We are getting your experience ready.
House Democrats demand Trump administration provide full accounting of Iran war costs
“Americans did not ask for this war, and they cannot afford it,” reads the letter sent to President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
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