Trump blew $19 billion during US-Israeli war on Iran: US congressman

US Congressman Jim McGovern has condemned the US-Israeli aggression against Iran, saying the money wasted during the war could have been used to prevent infectious diseases in the United States.

In a post on X on Saturday, McGovern, who represents Massachusetts in US Congress said, “In under 2 weeks, Trump has blown $19 BILLION on his reckless Iran War. That is 2x what we spend each year on preventing infectious diseases in the US.”

“He is enriching his billionaire Big Oil and Defense Contractor donors instead of keeping America healthy. So much for MAHA [Make America Healthy Again],” he added.

According to the Pentagon’s briefing to the Congress, the US spent at least $11 billion in the first week of the war.

Since then, the US has spent more than $1 billion each day to continue its aggression alongside Israel against Iran.

US war on Iran burns past $1bn in early days, with total projected to exceed $95bn

US military aggression against Iran is already carrying a multibillion-dollar price tag, with early estimates suggesting American taxpayers have absorbed more than $1 billion in costs in the early days of the war.

The US and Israel began their aggression against Iran in Late February by attacking several targets across the capital Tehran.

Since then, Iranian armed forces have swiftly and decisively retaliated against these strikes by launching barrages of missile and drones against Israeli-occupied territories as well as on US bases in region.

According to Iran’s Ministry of Defense, Iran’s military has killed at least 600 American troops in various US bases since the start of the aggression.

Iranian officials have stated that targeting US military bases in the region constitutes “legitimate self-defense.”Referring to Article 51 of the Charter of the United Nations, they said that Iran has the legal right to defend itself against “acts of aggression” by the US or the Israeli regime.

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