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BumRushDaShow

(169,950 posts) Fri Mar 13, 2026, 06:16 PM Mar 13

GOP leaders openly balk at emergency funding push for Trump's war

Source: Raw Story

March 13, 2026 1:06PM ET

Congressional Republicans are openly rejecting Donald Trump's pleas for emergency funding to sustain the Iran war, signaling deep skepticism within his own party about a conflict that remains broadly unpopular with American voters, according to a report.

Operation Epic Fury has already consumed staggering sums — over $1 billion per day, with the Pentagon burning through $11.3 billion in just the first six days of combat. Yet Republican lawmakers are unmoved by White House requests for supplemental spending.

Top Republicans told Politico they see no urgency to boost the Pentagon's already bloated $1 trillion budget. Democrats are unlikely to provide support, making passage of any supplemental package an uphill political battle — especially in a midterm election year when Trump needs to campaign on affordability.

The White House faces a political nightmare, Politico reported. It must spend significant time and political capital securing funding for a deeply unpopular war while simultaneously claiming fiscal responsibility.

Read more: https://www.rawstory.com/gop-iran/

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GOP leaders openly balk at emergency funding push for Trump's war (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Mar 13 OP

The more nightmares for Trump and his R enablers, the better Deminpenn Mar 13 #1

They don't care. Justice matters. Mar 14 #22

Its about time Congress started doing their job Bayard Mar 13 #2

They'll cave. Even the critics of the war. progressoid Mar 13 #3

My thought has been that "traditionally", they usually shove Supplementals through during the summer BumRushDaShow Mar 13 #4

Totally agree hibbing Mar 13 #9

What "resources" are going to make a difference? Bluetus Mar 13 #15

Heinz Emergency Prairie Gates Mar 13 #5

Some are mobilizing BumRushDaShow Mar 13 #7

Heinz is owned popsdenver Mar 13 #10

The purchase with majority ownership by Warren Buffet's Berkshire Hathaway BumRushDaShow Mar 14 #21

It's getting more and more expensive to avoid the Epstein files. Norrrm Mar 13 #6

You would think that those who popsdenver Mar 13 #12

Democrats are unlikely to provide support... ToxMarz Mar 13 #8

Does the naw John Fetterman liberalgunwilltravel Mar 13 #13

I've been doing some math James48 Mar 13 #11

Yep, and an appropriation won't fix any of that. It takes years to build those replacemnets Bluetus Mar 13 #16

Freedom isn't free IronLionZion Mar 13 #14

Take it out of Dump's ass along with Bozos, Thiel, Ellison, Fuckerberg and Tim Apple. mdbl Mar 13 #17

Remember the never ending BidenRocks Mar 14 #18

$1 billion per day seems like WAY more than USAID ever cost us. Beartracks Mar 14 #19

They always openly balk before joining hands and going all-in on Trump's agenda. Beartracks Mar 14 #20

Deminpenn

(17,522 posts)

1. The more nightmares for Trump and his R enablers, the better

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Fri Mar 13, 2026, 06:21 PM

Mar 13

Justice matters.

(9,806 posts)

22. They don't care.

Reply to Deminpenn (Reply #1)

Sat Mar 14, 2026, 08:21 AM

Mar 14

They'll just send IOUs and hope the contractors will believe they'll be paid later.

The same way orange $atan screwed his contractors.

No morals. Only "me, me, me" all over again.

Bayard

(29,763 posts)

2. Its about time Congress started doing their job

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Fri Mar 13, 2026, 06:24 PM

Mar 13

progressoid

(53,204 posts)

3. They'll cave. Even the critics of the war.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Fri Mar 13, 2026, 06:50 PM

Mar 13

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) acknowledged the potential for a political fight, but also said Congress can’t simply push a supplemental bill for Iran off indefinitely.

“We’re there, and we have to sustain it,” he said. “The last thing we want to do is not have the resources to keep the region as settled as possible when you have 40,000 personnel there on a full-time basis.”

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/13/getting-congress-to-pay-for-the-iran-war-wont-be-an-easy-sell-00826757

BumRushDaShow

(169,950 posts)

4. My thought has been that "traditionally", they usually shove Supplementals through during the summer

Reply to progressoid (Reply #3)

Fri Mar 13, 2026, 06:56 PM

Mar 13

when no one (the public) is around (vacations and whatnot) to pay attention.

hibbing

(10,600 posts)

9. Totally agree

Reply to progressoid (Reply #3)

Fri Mar 13, 2026, 08:28 PM

Mar 13

All talk from them, just like all the other times. Throw in some pork for some Senators and it will be the best bill ever.

Bluetus

(2,840 posts)

15. What "resources" are going to make a difference?

Reply to progressoid (Reply #3)

Fri Mar 13, 2026, 09:57 PM

Mar 13

If they have another half trillion, that won't replace the dwindling stocks of Patriot missiles and the like.

You know what takes a lot of cash? Sending in thousands of ground troops. Good luck getting an appropriation for money to do that. Surely the Republican Senators aren't stupid enough to do that. Are they?

Prairie Gates

(8,198 posts)

5. Heinz Emergency

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Fri Mar 13, 2026, 07:10 PM

Mar 13

BumRushDaShow

(169,950 posts)

7. Some are mobilizing

Reply to Prairie Gates (Reply #5)

Fri Mar 13, 2026, 07:44 PM

Mar 13

and some are evacuating.

popsdenver

(2,319 posts)

10. Heinz is owned

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Reply #7)

Fri Mar 13, 2026, 08:48 PM

Mar 13

by a Private Equity Group, that just recently figured out that their "gouging" of the company, way over did it, and are having to regroup and back off on their canabalizing of the company........

BumRushDaShow

(169,950 posts)

21. The purchase with majority ownership by Warren Buffet's Berkshire Hathaway

Reply to popsdenver (Reply #10)

Sat Mar 14, 2026, 05:07 AM

Mar 14

only happened in the past dozen or years. The company is a iconic brand and stalwart here in PA where it was started and one of our past Senators - John Heinz (R) - was well regarded before his death in the early '90s (in a helicopter/plane collision).

I think some of the problem is that like so many companies did since Raygun, there was this "grow your business" / "buy or be bought" frenzy and companies got away from their "core business". And then that forced the obsession with "profits over people".

Norrrm

(5,101 posts)

6. It's getting more and more expensive to avoid the Epstein files.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Fri Mar 13, 2026, 07:24 PM

Mar 13

More expensive in money and the lives of those Trump considers 'suckers and losers'.

popsdenver

(2,319 posts)

12. You would think that those who

Reply to Norrrm (Reply #6)

Fri Mar 13, 2026, 08:50 PM

Mar 13

are suckers and losers would have figured out from Viet Nam and IRAQ that they are merely cannon fodder for the Military Industrial Complex as well as the U.S. Oil companies........

ToxMarz

(2,945 posts)

8. Democrats are unlikely to provide support...

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Fri Mar 13, 2026, 08:20 PM

Mar 13

Gee, ya think?

liberalgunwilltravel

(1,220 posts)

13. Does the naw John Fetterman

Reply to ToxMarz (Reply #8)

Fri Mar 13, 2026, 09:06 PM

Mar 13

Ring a bell?

James48

(5,224 posts)

11. I've been doing some math

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Fri Mar 13, 2026, 08:48 PM

Mar 13

And it seems to me, with the loss of those 3 F-15’s ($97 million replacement cost) , and the two KC-135’s now out of action ( $79 million each on the books right now) , along with the Thaad, Patriot, and other hi tech missiles, we probably have blown more than that $11 billion they are citing. I’m thinking we’re approaching double that, based on the forces now tagged. This new 5,000 Marine Corp amphibious force is going to add to the price tag too.