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Former Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene accused President Donald Trump of bragging about killing 18 U.S. soldiers after he compared the death toll from the Iran war with those of previous U.S. conflicts.
Greene made the accusation Tuesday on X, writing, “Trump is bragging. That’s how I read this stupid post. The ‘peace president’ went to war and is killing and wounding our troops.”
Her criticism came in response to a Truth Social post in which Trump wrote, “Afghanistan War: 20 years, 2,000 DEAD. Iraq War: 9 years, 4,600 DEAD. Vietnam War: 19 years and 5 months, 58,220 DEAD. Korean War: 3 years and 1 month, 36,574 DEAD. Venezuela War: 1 day, 0 DEAD. Iran Military Conflict: 4 months, 18 DEAD.”
The post appeared to present the 18 confirmed U.S. military deaths in the Iran conflict as comparatively low when measured against previous American wars.
Other Democratic and Republican reactions
Greene was not alone in criticizing Trump’s comments.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom‘s office posted on X: “Donald Trump is a disgusting Little Man! Treat our brave American soldiers with some respect.”
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer wrote that Trump was “bragging about ‘only’ 18 brave U.S. service members being killed in a reckless and illegal war he started,” calling the post “beneath contempt and a new low even for the likes of Donald Trump.”
Sen. Chris Van Hollen called it “sickening” for Trump to downplay the deaths while comparing them favorably with “other disastrous American wars he promised he’d never repeat.”
Political commentator Brian Krassenstein described the post as “pathetic.”
Conservative commentator David J. Freeman, known online as Gunther Eagleman, defended Trump, writing that “strong leadership means winning FAST with minimal American blood.”
White House response
The White House did not directly respond to Greene’s accusation.
Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy and Homeland Stephen Miller told Fox News that the results of the Iran war “have been very clear,” adding that Iran’s leadership and “everyone watching around the world is learning a clear lesson about America and President Trump.”
Miller said Iran’s government had spent “47 years” murdering Americans, torturing dissidents and sponsoring terrorism, arguing previous administrations had failed to confront the threat while Trump was “going to do whatever it takes.”
Newsweek contacted the White House for comment Wednesday morning outside normal business hours.
Greene’s broader break with Trump on Iran
Tuesday’s criticism marked the latest chapter in Greene’s monthslong break with Trump over Iran.
Greene resigned from the House last month after disputes with the administration over Trump’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files and his authorization of strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities.
She has repeatedly criticized the conflict, calling the initial casualties “absolutely unnecessary” and “unacceptable.” She also noted that Trump, Vice President J.D. Vance and former Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard had “campaigned on no more foreign wars and regime change.”
Greene has also publicly clashed with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over his tribute to two soldiers killed in Jordan. She argued their deaths were not a “sacrifice” but the result of a war “waged on behalf of a foreign country, Israel” — a remark the Defense Department’s acting press secretary, Joel Valdez, called “disgusting” in a statement to The Hill.
