{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.kelly.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/icymi-kelly-blasts-trump-admin-for-caring-more-about-appearances-than-accountability-as-new-images-emerge-of-iran-war-damage/", "ICYMI:\u00a0Kelly Blasts Trump Admin for Caring More About Appearances Than Accountability as New Images Emerge of Iran War Damage", "2026-09-18", "2026", "2026-09", "Democrat", "Senate", "AZ", "Mark Kelly", "K000377", "www.kelly.senate.gov", "markkelly", "https://www.kelly.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/", "scraper", "\u201cWe have 18 dead Americans. We have 700 injured. For what? For higher gas prices and diesel prices for farmers and gas prices for the American people.\u201d\n\nIn case you missed it, on MS NOW\u2019s The Briefing with Jen Psaki, Arizona Senator Mark Kelly blasted President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for caring more about how things look than what is actually happening in the Iran war as new images emerged of drone and missile attack damage to U.S. positions. He also criticized Trump\u2019s dismissal of the cost of the war while leaving the American people to foot the bill for a conflict he started with no plan or end in sight.\n\nSen. Kelly talks on The Briefing with Jen Psaki.\n\nWatch the full conversation here. See key excerpts below:\n\nOnTrump dismissing theimpact of the Iran war on servicemembers\u2026\n\n\u201cThis president calls this \u2018small potatoes.\u2019 I mean, here\u2019s a guy, here\u2019s a president who spent most of his adult life sitting on a gold toilet. Of course this is not a big deal to him. This is somebody else\u2019s kid, not his children, going off to fight. He\u2019s a president who avoided service himself. Made up a story about bone spurs. But those bone spurs don\u2019t prevent him from golfing every weekend at the age of 80.\u201d\n\nOn Hegseth and Trump caring more about appearances than doingwhat\u2019sexpected of them\u2026\n\n\u201cWhat you don\u2019t expect is having the lack of leadership in the Pentagon that would, under normal circumstances, own up to what the situation is and what is happening on the ground, would brief the press, would brief members of Congress who have oversight responsibility, would let us know what is actually happening, would let the American public know. They like nice imagery. They like when things look good. If something doesn\u2019t look good, they\u2019re going to try to convince you that it\u2019s something else. They\u2019re going to suppress it. They certainly didn\u2019t want these images to get out, but it\u2019s dangerous to be there. Servicemembers are at risk.\u201d\n\nOn thereal costof Trump\u2019s war for the American people\u2026\n\n\u201cWe have 18 dead Americans. We have 700 injured. For what? For higher gas prices and diesel prices for farmers and gas prices for the American people. And the cost of food is going up. Americans can\u2019t afford their lives. Millions kicked off a health care snap. Benefits gone for so many children because as president wanted to give a big giant tax cut to his wealthy friends.\u201d\n\nOnTrump saying high gas prices willgo downlike a \u201ca rocket ship inreverse\u201d \u2026\n\n\u201cWell, a rocket ship in reverse is a catastrophe. It is a catastrophic mishap. It\u2019s a crash. He obviously didn\u2019t mean that. He doesn\u2019t really care. When you\u2019re as wealthy as Donald Trump, especially now, after 600 days or so in office, this time around, he\u2019s billions of dollars richer, the price of gas goes up. Doesn\u2019t affect his family members, doesn\u2019t affect any of his friends. If it goes from costing you $140 to fill up your tank when it used to be $80, that\u2019s not a big deal to any of the people around him. You know it\u2019s who\u2019s a big deal to? The rest of America. Hardworking people that are just trying to get by and can\u2019t afford rent now\u2026 That has a fundamental and significant impact in their lives when that happens.\u201d", 1, "2026-09-19T09:11:33Z", "2026-09-19T09:12:45Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.kelly.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/icymi-kelly-blasts-trump-admin-for-caring-more-about-appearances-than-accountability-as-new-images-emerge-of-iran-war-damage/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.5228260308504105, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}