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

In a Monday statement to Fox News Digital, Acting Pentagon Press Secretary Joel Valdez asserted, "These comments are disgusting, especially from a former member of Congress. Ideological disagreements are normal, but using the death of our service members as fuel for her hatred of the Trump administration is out of line. We all serve at the pleasure of the President of the UNITED STATES, not a foreign nation or foreign leaders. No amount of diminishing, disrespectful remarks from washed up politicians will change that."

"Well, we feel very badly. But you know those great people, those great patriots were out there fighting that Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon," he said. 

"Iran has been very, very badly damaged," he said, asserting that the foreign nation has "lost everything, almost, militarily. They've got very little left. They've got some missiles.  They've got some drones.  They've got some manufacturing ability - not much," he said. "We control the Strait.  They don't control anything.  So we'll see what happens. But we hit 'em very hard again tonight," he said, adding that "we did that in honor of the probably three - it's probably three, as opposed to two - great patriots."

"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 noted, "Yesterday, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced the passing of two U.S. service members and the missing status of one in Jordan following an Iranian attack on July 17. After a thorough search, U.S. military personnel found unidentified remains at the location earlier today. An examination process to verify the remains is ongoing."