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America First Audit

He said it in public. These are the documents on what happened next. Browse all records.

Why these cases

Trump sold “America First.” This record traces how public money, power, and risk moved toward family businesses, donors, favored firms, and foreign governments: and what workers, ranchers, retirees, patients, veterans, and small investors were left to absorb.

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The Iran War Balance Sheet

Actions
documentedTrump authorized Operation Epic Fury, a sustained U.S. military campaign against Iran with stated nuclear, missile, naval, and proxy-force objectives.The White HouseRead record · 1 source
Outcomes
documentedOMB transmitted the administration's supplemental funding request to Congress on June 24, 2026; the Defense Department portion was requested budget authority, not an audited final outlay. Congress referred and ordered the request printed as House Document 119-171 on July 14.Center for Strategic and International StudiesU.S. Government Publishing OfficeRead record · 2 sources
People and impacts
Who gained
  • United States Department of Defense
Who paid or was affected
  • United States service members
  • Iranian public
  • United States taxpayers

Amounts and affected parties

  1. public costCSIS modeled war costApproximately $40 billion modeled cost
    Estimated public spending source
    United States taxpayers
    Estimated funds recipient
    United States Department of Defense
    Loss or cost borne by
    United States Department of Defense
    estimated · 2026-06-23 · observedRead source record
    Calculation detailsPopulation United States taxpayers; United States Department of Defense; United States service members; Iranian publicPeriod 2026-02-28 to 2026-06-23Basis Use CSIS's approximately $40 billion campaign estimate, including its stated base-repair range; do not add the repair range again.Limits Open-source model; not an audited outlay and excludes or estimates classified categories.
  2. commitmentDefense Department supplemental request component$67 billion requested budget authority
    Reported commitment source
    United States taxpayers
    Reported intended recipient
    United States Department of Defense
    reported · 2026-06-24 · observedRead source record
    Calculation detailsPopulation United States taxpayers; United States Department of Defense; United States service members; Iranian publicPeriod 2026-06-24 to 2026-06-24Basis Direct source observation: the Defense Department component of the June 24 executive supplemental request; keep separate from modeled cost, the July 14 congressional printing date, and any enacted appropriation.Limits Requested budget authority can be amended or rejected and is not an obligation or outlay.
Promise and assessment
The promise
documentedThe platform promised to prevent world war, restore Middle East peace, and put American interests first.The American Presidency ProjectRead record · 1 source

Promise reversed

A promised peace posture became a major, publicly financed war operation. Its scale is measurable in modeled costs and requested replenishment; final outlays and long-term security results remain unresolved.

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