Trump: The $30 billion spent on the Iran war is a 'pittance'... and we gained multiples of that from Venezuela
President Trump considered the $30 billion spent on the Iran war a pittance, noting that profits from Venezuela far exceed that amount.
Translated by Qiyas from الراي — Original source
U.S. President Donald Trump described the $30 billion spent on the military operation against Iran as “a paltry sum,” stating that Washington “has earned multiples of that amount from Venezuela alone.”
Trump told Fox News, “I heard one of the dumbest members of Congress on Fox, on the Fox and Friends show, I think, say that $30 billion was spent on this war with Iran. Well, that’s a paltry sum, because we’ve made far more than that from Venezuela alone.”
Earlier, Russell Vought, director of the White House Office of Management and Budget, announced during a congressional hearing in late June that the United States had spent approximately $30 billion on the military operation.
Independent estimates from the Center for Strategic and International Studies suggest that the cost of the war ranges between $34 billion and $42 billion when infrastructure damage is included, while other estimates indicate that the total cost, including damages, could reach around $40 billion.
