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Donald Trump Stuns With 'Maybe We Shouldn't Even Be There'
Admission About Iran War​

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Kevin Hassett, Trump 2.0's director of the National Economic Council said, in the irst 2 weeks of the Iran War,
US's military campaign on the Iran War had spent roughly $12 billion

Cracks emerge in GOP over Iran war cost as Trump 2.0
floats more than $200B request to Congress ​

The Pentagon has asked the White House to approve a request to Congress for over $200 billion in additional military funding to fund the ongoing war. It will likely be days, if not weeks, before that request comes to Congress. Yet already, many lawmakers – even some Republicans – appear skeptical of approving such a large sum, particularly since the Trump 2.0 has yet to seek Capitol Hill’s approval for the war with Iran, which is about to enter its fourth week.

The White House and Pentagon have yet to articulate a clear timeline for ending military operations, which is a major concern inside the Capitol, sources said.

Rep. Lauren Boebert, a staunch Trump ally, told CNN she would not support more money for Iran under any circumstance.

“What are we doing? We’re talking about boots on the ground. We’re talking about that kind of extended activity. Now we’re in a whole ‘nother zip code,” Texas Rep. Chip Roy, a fiscal hawk who has long scrutinized Pentagon spending,

Fellow fiscal hawk, GOP Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky, added: “It begs the question, how long do they plan to be there? What are the goals? Is this the first $200 billion? Does this turn into a trillion?”

Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski — a centrist and top GOP spending leader in the Senate — said she won’t fund more money for the war until the White House outlines its plan to Congress.

GOP Rep. Derrick Van Orden, a former Navy SEAL, has specifically advised the administration against any boots on the ground: “I don’t want to see it.”​