US has funds for Iran war but seeks supplemental support, Bessent says
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Sunday the government has sufficient funds to finance the war against Iran but is seeking additional congressional funding to ensure future military readiness.
“We have plenty of money to fund this war. This is supplemental. President Trump has built up the military, as he did in his first term, as he is now doing in his second term, and he wants to make sure that the military is well supplied going forward,” Bessent said in an interview with NBC News.
Bessent ruled out any tax increases to fund the war.
