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Chuck Schumer: “Trump's war, with a price tag of $44 billion and $4 gas…”

Featuring: Chuck Schumer, Democratic | U.S. Senate New York

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Sen. Schumer Calls for End to War with Iran

Published | Video Starts at 00:16

Okay, good morning. Let's take stock. After 39 days of bloodshed, billions of dollars. Let's see where we are after 39 days of this war. Trump's war, with a price tag of $44 billion and $4 gas, made us worse off today than we were when he started it. And let's go over this piece by piece. Why are we worse off today than the day he started it? First, the Strait of Hormuz. (00:16–00:27)

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Asserts that the war initiated by Trump has cost $44 billion and resulted in $4 gas prices, worsening the situation.

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