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Kirsten Gillibrand: “Three in five Americans are against [the war in Iran].”

Featuring: Kirsten Gillibrand, Democratic | U.S. Senate New York

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Accelerate USA 2026: Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and Sen. Ruben Gallego

Published | Video Starts at 01:25

And there I'm really taking on President Trump and Secretary Hegseth in particular on this war in Iran because we're spending a billion dollars a day. They've already spent $25 billion. They're asking for $200 billion for a war that's not authorized. And Three in five Americans are against [the war in Iran]. And when their gas prices are as high as they are and their grocery and housing costs are as high as they are, they want to know why is President Trump wasting a billion dollars a day on this war? (01:25–01:28)

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Asserts that three in five Americans oppose the war in Iran.

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