Tell Congress: Reject Trump’s Iran War Slush Fund Request

Donald Trump treated the Pentagon budget like a credit card for war — and now he wants Congress to pay the bill.

Trump launched a reckless war with Iran without real congressional oversight. Then he claimed he was trying to end it. Now Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is reportedly asking Congress for another $80 billion tied to the conflict — while Trump pushes a staggering $1.5 trillion Pentagon budget, a massive increase from the last defense budget.

Congress cannot rubber-stamp this after the fact. They must reject Trump's attempt to build a slush fund for war now.

Tell Congress: Reject Trump’s latest Iran-war funding request and stop letting the White House treat war powers like a loophole.

If Trump says he is ending the war, Congress must make sure this money cannot be used to continue it. No backdoor funding. No vague “readiness” excuse. No billions for more strikes, deployments, or escalation.

And Congress needs to make the precedent clear: Presidents do not get to start wars first and count on lawmakers to refill the Pentagon’s accounts later.

Eighty billion dollars could fund healthcare, food assistance, housing, disaster aid, and public schools. Instead, Trump wants more money for bombs and military contractors while working families are told there is never enough for the basics.

Add your name now and demand Congress reject Trump’s latest Iran-war funding request. Our communities need investment, not another blank check for war.

The petition to Congress reads: “Reject Trump’s latest Iran-war funding request. Demand a full accounting of war costs, block any funding that could continue Trump’s unauthorized Iran war, reject Trump’s push for a $1.5 trillion Pentagon budget, and invest in healthcare, food, housing, disaster aid, and schools instead.”