McBride rejects more U.S. funding for Iran war, citing higher costs at home

Rep. Sarah McBride, D-Del., said she will not back another round of funding for the war in Iran, accusing the Trump administration of misleading Congress and worsening conditions for Americans.

In an exchange with reporter Scott MacFarlane, McBride was asked whether the White House is keeping lawmakers in the dark on Iran or lying to them outright.

“I think what little information they’re giving us is full of lies,” McBride said. “This is a war that the vast majority of the American people don’t want, that Congress has not been consulted on, and I’m not gonna give them one f**king more dime for a war where Americans are losing their lives, and we’ve actually left Iran stronger geopolitically than they were five months ago.”

McBride also said the administration’s decision has had clear consequences for people in the United States.

She said there has been “a presidential decision so clearly connected with an outcome” in the public’s understanding of the war, pointing to higher gas prices and broader cost increases.

A clip of the exchange, posted by MacFarlane on July 22, 2026, showed McBride responding directly to questions about requests for tens of billions more dollars for the conflict.

Earlier this month, McBride told Out that she hoped Democrats would win a majority in the midterms this November, saying she was “determined to enter a Democratic majority in January of 2027.”

“I’m determined as a member of Congress, but even more so as an American,” she said. “So that we can pull the emergency brake on this administration, hold it accountable, and hopefully, we can protect our constituents from the hate and the harm of Donald Trump.”

McBride, the first openly transgender member of Congress, remains a prominent voice on how federal policy affects LGBTQ+ people, even when the immediate issue is not specifically about LGBTQ+ rights. Her criticism framed the war as part of a broader pattern of decisions that affect both public trust and household costs.