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Tucker Carlson: “That's the aid. But I mean the cost of the weapons, for…”

Featuring: Tucker Carlson, Conservative, Right-wing | Political Commentator, Former Fox News Host | National

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Tucker Carlson and Ted Cruz Discuss US Foreign Policy, Iran, and Israel

Published | Video Starts at 28:14

So what's the annual cost of defending Israel, do you know? 3 billion a year. That's the aid. But I mean the cost of the weapons, for example, the cost of US Personnel there, the cost of moving ships to the region, which we're doing right now, the cost of moving tankers, region, all of that, do we know what the cost is? So look, the last week, I don't know, and there's some lag when the administration on the Constitution, the Commander in chief has control of the armed forces. (28:14–28:28)

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Questions the comprehensive cost of U.S. military support for Israel, beyond the $3 billion aid.

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