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Cory Booker: “Now with over $25 billion that has been spent on the war…”

Featuring: Cory Booker, Democratic | U.S. Senate, New Jersey

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Cory Booker says Trump is achieving ‘none’ of his Iran war objectives: Full interview

Published | Video Starts at 01:18

The Straits of Hormuz has caused a global oil shock. And for Americans at home, our costs continue to rise. This is after the president has cut people's health care and nutrition programs. And Now with over $25 billion that has been spent on the war, over 300 people injured, 13 Americans who've lost their lives. this president is pushing us further and further into a conflict with no foreseeable off ramp and thousands of more troops moving into that region. (01:18–01:38)

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Asserts that over $25 billion has been spent on the war, with over 300 people injured and 13 Americans killed.

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