Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene has criticized President Donald Trump‘s decision to bomb Iran.
On Sunday, in a lengthy post on X, formerly Twitter, about her “thoughts on bombing Iran,” Greene wrote that she can “support President Trump and his great administration on many of the great things they are doing while disagreeing on bombing Iran and getting involved in a hot war that Israel started.”
Disagreeing with his policy is “not disloyalty,” the Georgia Republican added.
“Critical thinking and having my own opinions is the most American thing ever,” Greene continued. “Because contrary to what brainwashed Democrat boomers say, Trump is not a king, MAGA is not a cult, and President Trump has surrounded himself with people who once disagreed with him and even ran against him for President.”
Newsweek has contacted a spokesperson for Greene and the White House for comment via emails sent outside regular business hours.
Why It Matters
Trump announced on Saturday night that the U.S. struck three sites in Iran to hinder its ability to develop a nuclear weapon, inserting itself in the Israel-Iran conflict. For days prior to the U.S.’s strike, Greene—who is among the president’s most devout supporters in the Make America Great Again movement—had urged against deeper American involvement, saying it would be counter to Trump’s promises to keep the U.S. out of costly foreign wars.
Greene has consistently defended Trump and his MAGA agenda since joining Congress in 2021, and her post on Sunday appears to be the first time she has called the president out by name. The congresswoman, who is up for reelection next year, risks Trump’s wrath and may hinder her chances in the 2026 midterms.
The president has already lashed out at Representative Thomas Massie after the Kentucky Republican criticized Trump’s decision to bomb Iran, with Axios reporting that the president’s political operation has launched an effort to unseat Massie.
What To Know
Greene and other high-profile Trump backers had publicly spoken out against U.S. involvement in the conflict in the days leading up to the president’s announcement.
After Trump announced the strikes on nuclear sites in Iran, Greene wrote on X, “Let us join together and pray for the safety of our U.S. troops and Americans in the Middle East.”
In a follow-up post, she fiercely criticized the decision to get involved in “another senseless foreign war.”
“I’m 51 years old. I’m GenX,” Greene wrote. “I’ve watched our country go to war in foreign lands for foreign causes on behalf of foreign interests for as long as I can remember. I was in 10th grade when Desert Storm started and my father before me was sent to Vietnam, another senseless foreign war.”
She added: “Foreign wars have cost Americans TRILLIONS AND TRILLIONS of dollars that never benefited any American.
“American troops have been killed and forever torn apart physically and mentally for regime change, foreign wars, and for military industrial base profits. I’m sick of it.”
Greene continued: “I can easily say I support nuclear armed Israel’s right to defend themselves and also say at the same time I don’t want to fight or fund nuclear armed Israel’s wars. Nor any other country for that matter.”
In the same post, she criticized “Democrats in Congress that are all of sudden clutching their pearls about Trump bombing Iran,” saying they “FULLY SUPPORTED AND VOTED TO FUND Dementia ridden Biden’s proxy war against Russia in Ukraine and stood by Biden’s disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan.”
What People Are Saying
Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene previously spoke with Newsweek about a poll showing that most GOP voters opposed U.S. military involvement in the conflict: “It’s no surprise that a majority of Republicans oppose U.S. intervention in Israel’s war with Iran. In November, voters cast their ballots to end the forever wars. I’m not surprised one bit. Americans want our government focused on solving our problems here at home, and we have many to solve.”
William F. Hall, an adjunct professor of political science and business at Webster University in St. Louis, recently told Newsweek: “[Greene] currently finds herself in a predicament of having to choose between, continuing to honor her past positions of being staunchly against further U.S. involvement in foreign wars … and continuing her staunch unwavering support for President Trump’s policy positions, including his evolving policy with respect to potential engagements in foreign wars in the Middle East Region, including his increasing potential to involve the U.S. in the Israeli-Iran war.”
What Happens Next
It is not clear whether the U.S. will continue attacking Iran alongside Israel. Trump has warned of additional strikes if Tehran retaliates against American forces.
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