Trump says he’ll end Iran war when ‘I feel it in my bones’ as U.S. death toll rises to 13

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🗓️ 14 March 2026

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Tonight On The Last Word: Six U.S. Service members have been killed in a crash over Iraq. Plus, a judge blocks DOJ subpoenas of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. Also, an ex-DOGE staffer can't find the words to define "DEI" in new deposition footage. And Democratic momentum builds heading into November midterms. Rep. Eugene Vindman, Robert Reich, Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, Skye Perryman, and Rep. Chris Pappas join Ali Velshi.

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0:00.0	On the 14th day of Donald Trump's War of Choice in Iran, the death toll for U.S. service members
0:05.9	now stands at 13. The Pentagon confirmed that all six crew members of a U.S. refueling aircraft
0:11.9	died when it crashed in Iraq yesterday, adding, quote, the circumstances of the incident are
0:16.4	under investigation. However, the loss of the aircraft was not due to hostile fire or friendly fire.
0:22.7	It is worth noting that 13 service members were killed in the Abbey Gate attack in Afghanistan
0:28.5	in 2021 when President Biden was executing the withdrawal deal that Donald Trump made with the Taliban.
0:36.0	But Donald Trump relentlessly attacked his predecessor for 13 dead for the last five years,
0:42.1	including again this past Wednesday.
0:45.6	Everything they did was wrong.
0:47.7	Think of it.
0:48.7	Afghanistan, Biden, Afghanistan.
0:51.6	The most embarrassing day in the history of our country, embarrassing.
0:57.5	13 dead.
0:59.3	13 dead. Today, Defense Secretary Pete Hanksuth responded to the rising death toll with, quote,
1:05.3	bad things can happen.
1:08.5	War is hell. War is chaos. And as we saw yesterday with the tragic crash of our kc-135 tanker
1:16.9	bad things can happen it's an unusual way to say things but the ex-fox and friends weekend host
1:25.0	is making headlines for this truly unbelievable comment that he made today.
1:30.6	Or more fake news from CNN.
1:34.2	Reports that the Trump administration underestimated the Iran war's impact on the Strait of Hormuz.
1:40.1	Patently ridiculous, of course.
1:42.7	For decades, Iran has threatened shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.
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