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Trump veut encore 1 500 milliards de dollars pour la guerre

Alors que les États-Unis dépensent des milliards de dollars pour la guerre menée par Donald Trump contre l’Iran, ce dernier demande désormais davantage aux contribuables américains. Le 3 avril, Donald Trump a demandé une augmentation de 40 % du budget de la défense du Pentagone, réclamant 1 500 milliards de dollars supplémentaires provenant des contribuables pour financer sa guerre. La Maison Blanche a soumis cette demande au Congrès et, si elle est approuvée, ce montant porterait les dépenses militaires à leur plus haut niveau de l’histoire moderne. L’administration a associé cette proposition à l’annonce de 73 milliards de dollars de coupes budgétaires réparties entre de nombreuses agences nationales, y compris la suppression de programmes fédéraux clés dans les domaines de la santé, du logement et de l’éducation, dont certains viennent en aide aux minorités et aux plus démunis.

Bien que les républicains contrôlent le Congrès avec une majorité, les experts doutent que la demande ambitieuse de Trump soit approuvée. Le projet de Trump ajouterait des milliers de milliards à la dette nationale des États-Unis sans coupes supplémentaires, et alors que les républicains se sont déjà joints aux démocrates pour rejeter la dernière proposition du président visant des coupes drastiques dans les dépenses. Si les républicains s’efforcent d’apaiser Trump, ils doivent également se soucier de leurs électeurs, qui subissent les conséquences de la guerre de Trump.

Trump et son équipe ont insisté sur la nécessité de ce financement supplémentaire. Trump a affirmé que les États-Unis avaient un besoin urgent de munitions et d’autres fournitures alors que le pays entre dans le deuxième mois du conflit qu’il a créé. Trump a confirmé que les dépenses militaires devaient être la priorité des États-Unis, même si cela se fait au détriment de programmes sociaux essentiels.

Il nous est impossible de nous occuper des crèches, de Medicaid, de Medicare, de toutes ces choses individuelles,

-Donald Trump

Alors que Trump affirme que l’Amérique n’a pas assez d’argent à consacrer aux services de santé, sa guerre contre l’Iran a désormais dépassé les 12 milliards de dollars financés par les contribuables.

Les républicains rechignent

Le tout dernier projet de Trump va très probablement créer une multitude de problèmes au Congrès, alors que les républicains doivent trouver un équilibre entre leur devoir de suivre les ordres de Trump et leur crainte pour leurs propres résultats aux élections de mi-mandat. Les sondages montrent que les républicains ont perdu en popularité, leur Congrès ayant continuellement échoué à financer les programmes sociaux. Alors que les républicains ont vaillamment tenté d’imputer leurs échecs au Parti démocrate, le fait qu’ils détiennent la majorité au Congrès prouve le contraire. Les démocrates comme les républicains ont exprimé des doutes concernant les dépenses militaires, et la dernière directive de Trump entraînerait des changements concrets dans les programmes sociaux dont dépendent les Américains.

Même si les électeurs républicains ressentent les effets de la réduction des programmes sociaux, la Maison Blanche a tout de même demandé au Congrès de réduire les dépenses intérieures d’environ 10 %, en ciblant les services publics essentiels, notamment les fonds destinés à répondre aux catastrophes naturelles, à former de nouveaux enseignants, à lutter contre la fraude fiscale, à rechercher des remèdes contre les maladies et à développer des technologies d’énergie propre. Au total, le président a désormais demandé plus de 2 000 milliards de dollars de dépenses pour l’exercice 2027. Trump n’a pas donné de nouvelles concernant l’avenir des programmes sociaux tels que Medicare et Medicaid. La Maison Blanche a également affirmé que les recettes augmenteraient au cours du prochain exercice, mais la guerre avec l’Iran a récemment conduit de nombreux économistes à remettre en question la Maison Blanche et ses hypothèses.

Hausse des prix de l’essence

Alors que Trump réclame un budget de guerre plus important, les Américains subissent les conséquences de la guerre capricieuse de leur président. Les prix de l’essence ont augmenté de près de 40 % depuis que Trump a attaqué l’Iran, et les prix nationaux de l’essence dépassent désormais 4 dollars. Les prix du diesel ont connu une évolution encore plus défavorable, avec une hausse de 47 % depuis le 28 février. Le prix moyen du diesel a atteint 5,51 dollars le 2 avril. Les pick-up diesel de grande taille ayant des réservoirs d’une capacité de 20 à 40 gallons, les conducteurs américains de pick-up dépensent plus de 100 dollars à la pompe à chaque plein.

Guerre contre l’Iran

Le 28 février 2026, le gouvernement américain et Israël ont mené une opération conjointe en Iran, les États-Unis déclarant par la suite être en guerre contre ce pays. Ces attaques ont déclenché des frappes de représailles de la part de l’Iran, visant des bases militaires américaines et israéliennes à travers le Moyen-Orient. Selon Donald Trump, il n’y a pas de calendrier pour cette guerre, et les États-Unis poursuivront leurs opérations dans le pays jusqu’à ce qu’ils constatent un changement de régime significatif, ainsi que la fin du programme nucléaire présumé de l’Iran.

Les frappes américaines et israéliennes ont tué le Guide suprême iranien, Ali Khamenei, dès le premier jour de la guerre, accomplissant ainsi l’objectif supposé de Trump. Khamenei avait recouru à une violence meurtrière contre des manifestants civils à Téhéran, et son assassinat a été le seul élément positif de l’intervention illégale de Donald Trump. Donald Trump a modifié son argumentation pour attaquer l’Iran après la mort de Khamenei, affirmant à la place qu’il avait attaqué l’Iran parce qu’il disposait d’informations selon lesquelles l’Iran s’apprêtait à attaquer Israël et les États-Unis. Israël appelle cette stratégie « défense avancée ».

Coût de la guerre

Au 1er avril, les chiffres préliminaires font état d’un bilan effroyable à travers le Moyen-Orient. En Iran, plus de 1 900 personnes ont été tuées par les frappes américaines et israéliennes. Les forces américaines ont frappé plus de 7 000 sites en Iran, et outre les 1 937 morts, 24 800 Iraniens ont été blessés et plus de 3 millions de personnes ont été déplacées. Une frappe américaine visant une école primaire pour filles a tué 168 enfants. Au Liban, plus de 1 000 personnes ont été tuées par des frappes israéliennes, 3 100 autres ont été blessées et plus d’un million de civils ont été déplacés. Treize militaires américains ont été tués, et 19 personnes ont été tuées en Israël. Depuis le 28 février, 168 personnes ont été tuées par des frappes iraniennes dans les pays du Golfe.

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Trump asks for an additional $1.5 trillion in war reserves

With America spending billions of dollars on Donald Trump’s war on Iran, Trump is now asking for more from American taxpayers. On April 3, Donald Trump requested a 40 percent rise in the Pentagon’s defence budget, asking for an additional $1.5 trillion of taxpayer dollars to fund his war. The White House has tabled the request in Congress, and if approved, that amount would set military spending at its highest level in modern history. The administration coupled the proposal with the announcement of $73 billion in cuts spread across many domestic agencies, including the elimination of key federal health, housing and education programs, some of which serve minority groups and the poor.

While Republicans control Congress with a majority, experts are doubtful that Trump’s grand request will be approved. Trump’s blueprint would add trillions to the U.S.’s national debt without additional cuts, and with Republicans already having joined Democrats to reject the president’s last proposal for dramatic spending cuts. While Republicans focus on appeasing Trump, they also need to worry about their constituents, who are seeing the consequences of Trump’s war.

Trump and his team have stressed the need for this additional funding. Trump claimed that the US is in dire need of munitions and other supplies as the US enters month two of its created conflict. Trump confirmed that military spending must be America’s priority, even if it comes at the expense of vital social programs.

It’s not possible for us to take care of day care, Medicaid, Medicare, all of these individual things,

-Donald Trump

While Trump claims America does not have enough money to spend on healthcare services, his war on Iran has now surpassed a cost of $12bn taxpayer dollars.

Republicans balk

Trump’s newest blueprint will most likely create a slew of problems in Congress, as Republicans balance their need to follow Trump’s orders and fear for their own midterm election results. Polls have shown Republicans taking a hit in popularity as their Congress has continually failed to fund social programs. While Republicans tried valiantly to blame their failures on the Democratic party, having majority control over Congress proves otherwise. Both Democrats and Republicans have expressed doubts regarding military spending, and Trump’s newest directive would result in tangible changes to social programs that Americans rely on.

Even with Republican voters feeling the effects of slashed social programs, the White House still asked Congress to slash domestic spending by about 10 percent, targeting core government services, including money meant to respond to natural disasters, train new teachers, root out tax fraud, research cures for diseases and develop clean energy technology. Overall, the President has now requested more than $2 trillion in spending for the 2027 fiscal year. Trump did not give an update on the future of entitlement programs such as Medicare and Medicaid. The White House also claimed that revenues would rise next fiscal year, but the war with Iran has recently led many economists to question the White House and its assumptions.

Gas prices up

While Trump asks for a deeper war chest, Americans are feeling the consequences of their president’s petulant war. Gas prices have risen nearly 40 percent since Trump attacked Iran, and National gas prices are now more than $4USD. Diesel prices have fared even worse, rising 47 percent since February 28. Diesel gas rose to an average of $5.51 on April 2. With full-size diesel pickups sporting tanks ranging from 20 to 40 gallons, American pickup truck drivers are spending more than $100 USD at the pump every time they fill.

War on Iran

On February 28, 2026, the US government and Israel undertook a joint operation in Iran, with the US subsequently declaring it was at war with the country. The attacks triggered retaliatory strikes from Iran, targeting US and Israeli military bases across the Middle East. According to Donald Trump, there is no timeline for this war, and the US will continue its operations in the country until it sees a significant regime change, as well as an end to Iran’s supposed nuclear program.

US and Israeli strikes killed Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, on Day One of the war, completing Trump’s supposed goal. Khamenei has been using deadly violence against civilian protesters in Tehran, and his killing has been the only positive piece of Donald Trump’s illegal intervention. Donald Trump changed his reasoning for attacking Iran after Khamenei’s death, instead claiming he attacked Iran because he had certain information that Iran was going to attack Israel and the United States. Israel calls the strategy ‘forward defence’.

Cost of war

As of April 1, preliminary figures show harrowing victim counts across the Middle East. In Iran, more than 1,900 people have been killed by US and Israeli strikes. US forces have struck more than 7,000 locations in Iran, and alongside the 1,937 killed, another 24,800 Iranians have been injured, and more than 3 million people have been displaced. A US strike targeting an all-girls elementary school killed 168 children. In Lebanon, more than 1,000 people have been killed by Israeli strikes, with another 3,100 injured and more than 1 million civilians displaced. Thirteen US servicemembers have been killed, and 19 people have been killed in Israel. Since February 28, 168 people have been killed by Iranian strikes across Gulf Countries.

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Oil prices surge again after Trump delivers violent speech

Oil prices surged again on April 1, and Donald Trump dashed all hopes of a quick end to his war on Iran. Trump made a 19-minute speech on April 1 that sent fresh waves of anxiety through Wall Street and pushed gasoline prices higher for Americans and the rest of the world. In his address, President Donald Trump warned that U.S. strikes on Iran would intensify. The message confirmed fears that the Strait of Hormuz will remain in peril for the coming weeks. The Strait of Hormuz is a narrow waterway under Iranian control that carries roughly a fifth of the world’s oil. Stock traders were hoping Trump’s announcement would shine a light at the end of the tunnel, but instead it confirmed fears that energy industries will continue to suffer.

More of the same from Trump

When Trump announced he would be making a speech on April 1, experts began theorizing. Some believed that Donald Trump would announce a plan to end the war, giving Americans a rough timeline. Others believed he would announce an escalation: either confirming American troops in Iran or announcing other new operations. Instead, he reiterated the same talking points that he’s been using since the beginning of March. Trump claimed once again that the war has already been won, even though the US continues to bomb Iran. Trump claimed that the war was necessary and that it would be wrapping up soon. Trump has previously said all three of these statements.

While Trump claimed that the war had already been won and that it will be over soon, he gave absolutely no details backing up his claims. Trump did not provide details on a deal with Iran to end the war, and Trump claimed on March 11 that the war would end ‘soon’. Trump reiterated that Iran is currently assembling a nuclear arsenal to use on America, but once again failed to provide evidence. Trump’s own intelligence chief, Tulsi Gabbard, confirmed that “Iran is not building a nuclear weapon”. In a moment of perceived honesty, Trump admitted that the conflict is in part about settling scores with Iran.

This fanatical regime has been chanting, ‘Death to America. Death to Israel for 47 years. Their proxies were behind the murder of 241 Americans in the Marine barracks bombing in Beirut, the slaughter of hundreds of our service members with roadside bombs,

-Donald Trump

With Donald Trump apparently fighting for America’s pride, the war with Iran has no end in sight.

Oil prices surge

Fuel prices are seen at BP gas station in Zakopane, Poland on April 1, 2026. (Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

On April 1, every single metric for tracking the price of crude oil and gasoline showed another hike. West Texas Intermediate crude, the U.S. benchmark, surged to around $109 a barrel for May delivery, up more than 9 percent. It landed at $100.12 on March 31. The price of Brent crude, the global benchmark for oil, jumped to $107 a barrel for June delivery, up 6 percent. On March 31, it settled at $101.16. This is the first time that West Texas Intermediate crude has risen above Brent since the war began. The difference in price is due to contrasting contract ending dates. WTI is referencing a price for a nearer delivery date, thus being more susceptible to current pressures affecting the industry.

Stock prices fall

The S&P 500 fell as much as 1.5 percent in early trading in New York on March 31, before recovering to trade roughly flat. The index rose 0.7 percent on April 1. Stock markets across Asia fell on March 2 after seeing a slight rise on the first of the month. The Nikkei 225 in Japan was down 2.4 percent, but stocks in South Korea were the worst performers, falling 4.5 percent. Stocks fell across Europe on April 2 as well. The Stoxx 600, a broad European index, fell 1.5 percent, with markets in Britain, France and Germany all sharply lower.

Gas prices up

In the U.S., Americans are feeling the consequences of their president’s petulant war. Gas prices have risen nearly 40 percent since Trump attacked Iran, and National gas prices are now more than $4USD. Diesel prices have fared even worse, rising 47 percent since February 28. Diesel gas rose to an average of $5.51 on April 2. With full-size diesel pickups sporting tanks ranging from 20 to 40 gallons, American pickup truck drivers are spending more than $100 USD at the pump every time they fill.

Cost of war

TEHRAN, IRAN – MARCH 28: A large plume of smoke rises over Tehran after explosions were reported in the city during the night on March 28, 2026 in Tehran, Iran. The United States and Israel continued their joint attack on Iran that began on February 28. Iran retaliated by firing waves of missiles and drones at Israel, and targeting U.S. allies in the region. (Photo by Getty Images)

As of April 1, preliminary figures show harrowing victim counts across the Middle East. In Iran, more than 1,900 people have been killed by US and Israeli strikes. US forces have struck more than 7,000 locations in Iran, and alongside the 1,937 killed, another 24,800 Iranians have been injured, and more than 3 million people have been displaced. A US strike targeting an all-girls elementary school killed 168 children. In Lebanon, more than 1,000 people have been killed by Israeli strikes, with another 3,100 injured and more than 1 million civilians displaced. Thirteen US servicemembers have been killed, and 19 people have been killed in Israel. Since February 28, 168 people have been killed by Iranian strikes across Gulf Countries.

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