Pentagon Pete’s Shocking Cash Crisis Exposed

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The Pentagon is frantically shuffling cash around in a desperate bid to plug the hole blasted in its budget by Donald Trump’s war with Iran.

Current and former department officials https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/07/21/pentagon-sinking-billions-into-iran-is-quickly-running-short-cash/" rel="">told the Washington Post just how dire the situation has become, describing how the Pentagon has been forced to limit training and maintenance that help maintain military readiness.

Trump, 80, is begging Congress to fork over $67 billion to make up the shortfall caused by the conflict he launched in the Middle East almost five months ago, after failing to secure a lasting peace.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/defense-secretary-pentagon-pete-hegseths-shocking-cash-crisis-exposed/">Read more at The Daily Beast.