# Trump and Hegseth Blame BIDEN for Ballooning Cost of Iran War

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Podcast: [Breaking News from Pod Save America](https://stenobird.com/podcast/breaking-news-from-pod-save-america-7695811)
Published: 2026-07-22T17:12:00+00:00
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## Resource

Pete Hegseth revealed to Congress the Iran war has already cost $37.5 billion. Then blamed Biden for why the Pentagon needs $80 billion more. Wall Street Journal National Politics Reporter Sabrina Siddiqui joins to break it down. CHECK OUT THESE DEALS FROM OUR SPONSORS: ACTBLUE: https://www.actblue.com/crooked Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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