Greene knocks ‘stupid’ Trump post on US service members’ deaths in Iran war
Summary
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene criticized President Donald Trump for a post about the number of American soldiers who died in different wars, calling his comment “stupid.” The post compared death totals from the Afghanistan, Iraq, Vietnam, and Korean wars.Key Facts
- Marjorie Taylor Greene is a Republican Representative from Georgia.
- She publicly criticized President Trump’s social media post about U.S. war deaths.
- President Trump listed death numbers from the Afghanistan, Iraq, Vietnam, and Korean wars.
- Greene objected specifically to how Trump discussed the military death toll in the Iran-related conflict.
- The wars mentioned span different time periods and numbers of U.S. casualties.
- The Afghanistan War lasted about 20 years with around 2,000 U.S. deaths.
- The Iraq War lasted about 9 years with about 4,600 U.S. deaths.
- The Vietnam War lasted over 19 years with more than 58,000 U.S. deaths.
- The Korean War lasted just over 3 years with about 36,500 U.S. deaths.
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