Republican Senate leader John Thune didn’t appear particularly confident on Thursday as he was asked about the Senate’s ability to pass Donald Trump’s reported $200bn supplemental funding request for the war in Iran.
Thune told CNN that the reported amount, which Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth said Thursday morning was not a final number, would be reviewed by Congress but gave no prediction whether it could pass the Senate, where Republicans have a 53-vote majority.
“It remains to be seen,” he told CNN of the bill’s chance of passage. “And obviously we haven’t seen any of the specifics around it yet. Saw the aggregate number they’re proposing, but we’re going to need to, obviously take a look at it.”
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