MTG pounces on Hegseth, claiming US troop casualties 'fuel' his 'bloodlust for a senseless war'

Former Rep.Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., accused War Secretary Pete Hegseth of "bloodlust" after the Pentagon chief posted about fallen U.S.

service members amid the ongoing Iran war."Godspeed, heroes.Their sacrifice only stiffens our resolve," Hegseth wrote on X when sharing a U.S.

Central Command (CENTCOM) post about the deaths of American troops in Jordan.Greene shared Hegseth's post and wrote, "Sacrifice?? What the f--- are you talking about?? They did not willingly sacrifice themselves.They were killed because of the war you, Trump, and the admin, are waging on behalf of a FOREIGN COUNTRY, Israel.

You mean their deaths fuel your bloodlust for a senseless war."EX-COUNTERTERRORISM OFFICIAL JOE KENT CONTINUES CALLING FOR US MILITARY WITHDRAWAL FROM MIDDLE EASTThen-Rep.Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., arrives for a meeting of House Republicans in the Capitol Visitor Center on the budget reconciliation bill on Thursday, May 15, 2025.

(Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)Fox News Digital reached out to the White House and the War Department on Monday.CENTCOM declared in part of a Saturday statement, "On July 17, two U.S.service members in Jordan were killed in action as U.S.

Central Command (CENTCOM) and partner forces defended against Iranian ballistic missile and drone attacks." The post also noted that a service member was missing.US SERVICE MEMBER KILLED IN IRAQ AS TROOPS RECOVER UNIDENTIFIED REMAINS IN JORDAN: CENTCOMPresident Donald Trump speaks with Secretary of War Pete Hegseth at the Pennsylvania Defense and Innovation Summit at U.S.Army War College on July 15, 2026 in Carlisle, Pa.

(Alex Wong/Getty Images)"I’m praying for the families and friends of those two fallen soldiers and for the third missing soldier," Greene wrote in a Saturday post on X when sharing CENTCOM's announcement."This should not be happening.

President Trump needs to bring our troops home and stop this senseless America LAST war!!!"In an update on Sunday, CENTCOM note...