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America First Audit

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

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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 Israel Aid and Arms Ledger

Actions
documentedThe State Department approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Israel of 3,000 AGM-114 Hellfire missiles and support, with an estimated ceiling of $660 million and Lockheed Martin as principal contractor.Defense Security Cooperation AgencyRead record · 1 source
Outcomes
reportedAn open-source academic accounting estimated at least $21.7 billion in U.S. military assistance to Israel from October 2023 through September 2025 across two administrations; some was delivered and some scheduled for later.Associated PressBrown University Costs of WarRead record · 2 sources
People and impacts
Who gained
  • Government of Israel (proposed Hellfire sale recipient)
Who paid or was affected
  • United States taxpayers

Amounts and affected parties

  1. public costEstimated U.S. military assistance, two-year periodAt least $21.7 billion estimated assistance
    Estimated public spending source
    United States taxpayers
    Estimated funds recipient
    Government of Israel (proposed Hellfire sale recipient)
    estimated · 2025-10-07 · observedRead source record
    Calculation detailsPopulation United States taxpayers; Government of Israel (proposed Hellfire sale recipient)Period 2023-10-07 to 2025-09-30Basis Use Costs of War's documented minimum across October 2023-September 2025; do not attribute the full amount to Trump or add possible-sale ceilings.Limits Open-source minimum across Biden and Trump administrations; mixes delivered assistance and scheduled transfers.
  2. commitmentPossible Hellfire sale ceilingUp to $660 million notification ceiling
    Reported intended recipient
    Government of Israel (proposed Hellfire sale recipient)
    reported · 2025-02-07 · observedRead source record
    Calculation detailsPopulation United States taxpayers; Government of Israel (proposed Hellfire sale recipient)Period 2025-02-07 to 2025-02-07Basis Use DSCA's statutory notification ceiling only; do not treat as a contract, obligation, outlay, delivery, or contractor receipt.Limits Actual value may be lower and depends on signed agreements and budget authority; deliveries were estimated to begin in 2028.
Promise and assessment
The promise
documentedThe platform promised to stand with Israel, seek Middle East peace, and center essential American interests.The American Presidency ProjectRead record · 1 source

Promise partly kept

Trump's administration kept a large aid-and-sales pipeline running. The cited two-year total spans two administrations and mixes assistance with delivery schedules, and the Hellfire notice names a possible sale recipient and principal contractor without establishing a signed contract or realized contractor receipts.

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