Lawrence O'Donnell
Lawrence O'Donnell
9.6M subscribers·1.1K videos

Sen. Baldwin: We’ve gone ‘backwards, not forward’ with Trump’s war of choice in Iran

Posted

May 13, 2026

Views

8,636

Likes

221

Comments

126

Engagement

4.02%

Search the Record

Indexed

Every word spoken in this episode is indexed. Type any phrase to jump straight to the moment it was said.

Type any word or phrase that may have been spoken. Click a result to seek the player to that exact moment.

Try a name, a topic, or a quoted line

YouTube Description

as posted by the channel

As Donald Trump's Iran war cost climbs to $29 billion, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faced tough questions on Capitol Hill over the Pentagon's massive $1.5 trillion budget request. Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) tells MS NOW's Ali Velshi that Americans are paying for the conflict both economically and with the lives of U.S. service members despite opposing Trump's war.

MS NOW: My Source for News, Opinion, and the World.

» Subscribe to MS NOW

» Subscribe to MS NOW’s We the People Newsletter for exclusive content from your favorite MS NOW anchors. Sign up now for free at

MS NOW is the goto destination for domestic and international breaking news, and bestinclass opinion journalism. For more context and news coverage of the most important stories of our day click here

#Trump #IranWar #PeteHegseth

Guests & Subjects Covered

Sen. BaldwinAs Donald Trump's IranDefense Secretary Pete HegsethCapitol HillSen Tammy Baldwin D-WIMS NOW's Ali VelshiMS NOW My SourceNews Opinion

Sentinel Indexing in Progress

Metadata and chapters are available. Claim extraction for this episode is pending.

All video content is delivered via YouTube embedded players in accordance with the YouTube Terms of Service. Sentinel provides research tools that promote discovery and accountability across political media.

Sen. Baldwin: We’ve gone ‘backwards, not forward’ with Trump’s war of choice in Iran · Lawrence O'Donnell · Sentinel