The Anti-War Democrat Courting MAGA Voters

$2 billion a day is the key figure — Rep. Ro Khanna criticized U.S. spending in Iran as an "extraordinary waste" and said Donald Trump is facing growing pressure over the Iran war, including from his own supporters. The remark signals rising domestic political resistance to continued or expanded military expenditures and could constrain future fiscal support for escalation. For portfolios, this raises geopolitical and political uncertainty but is unlikely to move markets materially without further developments.

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$2 billion a day is the key figure — Rep. Ro Khanna criticized U.S. spending in Iran as an "extraordinary waste" and said Donald Trump is facing growing pressure over the Iran war, including from his own supporters. The remark signals rising domestic political resistance to continued or expanded military expenditures and could constrain future fiscal support for escalation. For portfolios, this raises geopolitical and political uncertainty but is unlikely to move markets materially without further developments.