[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 120 (Wednesday, July 22, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Page S4204]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                  Iran

  Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, Donald Trump's cavalier disregard for the 
lives of our servicemembers is beneath contempt and beyond despicable.
  In a Truth Social post, yesterday, Trump seemed to brag that 18 
servicemembers had been killed in his disastrous Iran war compared to 
the tens of thousands who died in Vietnam.
  Donald, stop treating our servicemembers' lives like they are points 
on a scoreboard in your twisted game.
  Asked about his handling of the Iran war, yesterday, Trump said:

       I think people are very impressed.

  Very impressed? What kind of bubble does he live in?
  Every survey shows how much the American people are against this war. 
Americans are not impressed that Trump has botched this war from the 
start. Americans are not impressed when they see headlines like the one 
behind me right here--that the price of gasoline is back over $4 a 
gallon because of Trump's war. And Americans are certainly not 
impressed that 18 Americans have been killed and hundreds more wounded 
and that Trump has tried to cover it up.
  Donald Trump may believe that, if he conceals the casualties, 
Americans will forget the war. But our servicemembers are not numbers 
to bury. They are human beings with families who have lives. They are 
the sons and daughters, husbands and wives, and mothers and fathers who 
are sent into harm's way without a strategy for bringing them home--and 
bring them home we must.
  This week, Senate Democrats will force another vote on our War Powers 
Resolution to end this unauthorized war and get our troops out of 
harm's way. Every Senator will have to make a choice. You cannot claim 
to support the troops while leaving them trapped in a war with no 
mission and no end. You cannot call it a victory while the battlefield 
keeps expanding. And you cannot hide the wounded and call it peace.