White House accidentally releases video of Trump saying the truth about war's priority

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The video analyzes a clip of Donald Trump, reportedly accidentally live-streamed and then deleted by the White House, where he prioritizes military strength over domestic welfare programs like daycare. Trump argues that states should fund daycare through their own taxes, dismissing federal involvement in such programs as "scams." Senator Chris Van Hollen joins to critique Trump's stance, highlighting the significant financial cost of the ongoing Iran war, estimated between $65 billion and $200 billion, with $3 billion already spent on Tomahawk missiles. Van Hollen asserts that Trump, contrary to his campaign promise of avoiding foreign wars and focusing domestically, has initiated a war with Prime Minister Netanyahu and now seeks to fund it by cutting essential American programs like Medicaid, Medicare, and childcare. The senator also criticizes the 2025 Republican tax cuts for billionaires, which he claims were partially paid for by cuts to social programs. Furthermore, Van Hollen refutes Trump's claims about Iran's nuclear capabilities, specifically calling Trump's assertion that Iran would launch a nuclear weapon in six months a "complete and total lie." He cites Trump's own DNI, Tulsi Gabbard, who testified that Iran has not reconstituted its nuclear program and lacks ballistic missiles to reach the US. Van Hollen concludes by condemning the war, noting the loss of American service members and thousands of civilians, and vows to oppose any further funding for what he calls an "illegal war of choice."

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