Marjorie Taylor Greene Slams Pete Hegseth's 'Sacrifice' Remark After US Troops Are Killed Amid Iran War - EUROPE SAYS
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene publicly rebuked Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on X on Saturday, rejecting his description offallen troops as sacrificesand calling the Iran war “senseless. ”Exchange Turns. . .
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene publicly rebuked Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on X on Saturday, rejecting his description offallen troops as sacrificesand calling the Iran war “senseless. ”Exchange Turns HeatedReacting to CENTCOM’s announcement that two service members were killed defending against Iranian strikes, Hegseth wrote, “Godspeed, heroes. Their sacrifice only stiffens our resolve. ”Greene fired back at Hegseth, “Sacrifice?? What the f*** are you talking about??” She said the troops “did not willingly sacrifice themselves,” adding they were killed fighting a war waged “on behalf of a FOREIGN COUNTRY, Israel. ”The comment echoed her Friday post where Greene said “the foreign influence we are experiencing comes from Israel and their donors. ”In a separate post, Greene said she was “praying for the families and friends of those two fallen soldiers and for the third missing soldier,” calling on Trump to “bring our troops home and stop this senseless America LAST war. ”Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer wrote on X that he was “heartbroken” over the deaths, adding he was “praying for their families, and the families of all those missing and injured. ”In an earlier Saturdaypost, Greene said, “we are in no danger from Iran, they can’t even hit us with a missile,” arguing the war “was started for Israel and is now all about the Strait of Hormuz and control of oil. ”CENTCOM said the Friday deaths in Jordan bring the war’s U. S. militarytoll to 16, with hundreds more troops injured since fighting began in February. Disclaimer: This content was partially produced with the help of AI tools and was reviewed and published by Benzinga editors. Photo courtesy: ShutterstockTags:category: Commoditiescategory: Globalcategory: Marketscategory: PoliticsCMS: WordPressDødPageIsBzPro: BZpentagonpete hegsethSecretary of Defensetag: Chuck Schumertag: Donald Trumptag: Irantag: Marjorie Taylor Greenetag: Pete Hegsethtag: Strait of Hormuz