Jesse Rodriguez

SCOOP: The Pentagon asked the White House today for more than *$200 billion* for the Iran war supplemental, sources say Some White House aides think Congress won't support b/c it's so big Will tee up giant battle in Congress

Hassett: "If the war were to be extended, it wouldn't really disrupt the US economy very much at all. It would hurt consumers, and we'd have to think about what we'd have to do about that, but that's really the last of our concerns right now."

POTUS says the U.S. COULD open the Strait of Hormuz now, but it takes two to tango. His Analogy: "When Pepe has his big sugar ships coming through, he might say let me wait a little while, because it takes ship owners [to feel confident]. The ships are very expensive so they don't want to take a chance."