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‘American households paying $5,000 more’: Ro Khanna confronts Hegseth on Iran war’s cost | Watch
Published on: April 30, 2026, 11:41 a.m. | Source: Firstpost
During Pete Hegseth’s congressional testimony, Democrat Ro Khanna confronted the Secretary of Defense over the cost an average American family is paying for the war on Iran. He said an average household is paying $5,000 more because of the war‑induced rise in petrol and food prices, and slammed the administration’s 'incompetence' for not even calculating the war’s cost to the nation.
