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Fri Mar 20, 2026, 10:26 PM Friday

"How is a war in a country half the world away funded by the taxes pulled from my check, helping me in any way?" [View all]

Acyn @Acyn
Question: I'm a waiter at a local restaurant in Queens, a full time college student who sleeps an average of four hours a night and is still thousands in debt. How is a war in a country half the world away funded by the taxes pulled from my check, helping me in any way?





more:

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz and a panel of subject matter experts answer questions from CNN’s Dana Bash and a live studio audience about the Trump administration’s strategy and what may come next — while hearing directly from Americans about how the conflict is impacting them.

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full town hall here: https://cnn.it/4lIghrX

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