Today marks 100 days since Donald Trump launched the United States into war with Iran, a war he personally promised would be over in weeks. Rather than any sign of an ending, the past several days delivered fresh American strikes on Iranian territory, a collapse in negotiations, and renewed missile and drone exchanges across the Gulf. With Trump at the helm, this conflict is spiraling onward instead of winding down.
While the President insists this is “not an endless war,” the people paying for it are living a very different reality every time they fill a tank, push a cart, or plant a crop:
- Gas prices have surged roughly 40 percent since the war began, climbing from a national average near $2.98 a gallon to about $4.16 today. Moody’s Analytics estimates the typical household has already spent close to $450 more on energy, that’s nearly $60 billion drained from American wallets.
- Fertilizer costs have jumped about 40 percent, and the American Farm Bureau reports that around 70 percent of farmers can no longer afford the fertilizer they need.
- Grocery bills are climbing at the fastest pace in nearly four years, as higher fuel costs and global trade disruptions are all adding pressure to the food system.
- The war itself is burning through billions in taxpayer dollars, with the Pentagon telling lawmakers the first six days alone cost $11.3 billion.
- More than a dozen American service members have been killed and hundreds more wounded, with the toll still climbing as the weekend’s strikes put more troops in harm’s way for a war that was supposed to be finished months ago.
As families across the country face rising costs, mounting debt, and economic anxiety, Trump has made one thing clear: he has no interest in their financial reality.
“100 days ago, Donald Trump told Americans this war would be over before it started, but this weekend the conflict grew with more strikes, more escalation, and more reasons to worry,” said American Bridge 21st Century spokesperson Brandon Weathersby. “Every day it drags on, families pay more for gas, more for groceries, and more in taxes for a war with no end in sight. Americans were promised affordability and an end to endless wars, and 100 days in, they are getting the opposite on both.”
Published: Jun 8, 2026