‘not My Son, Over My Dead Body’: Mtg Lays Into Karoline Leavitt For Refusing To Rule Out Iran War Draft

Former Georgia Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has lashed retired astatine White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt for declining to categorically norm retired drafting U.S. citizens into nan Iran conflict.

Leavitt was interviewed by Maria Bartiromo connected Fox News’s Sunday Morning Futures astir nan anticipation of seeing American boots connected nan crushed successful nan Middle East arsenic nan run develops.

“Mothers retired location are worried that we’re going to person a draft, that they’re going to spot their sons and daughters get progressive successful this,” Bartiromo said, seeking assurances and noting that nan conflict has solely consisted of an speech of airstrikes truthful far.

“It has been, and it will proceed to be,” nan caput answered. “President Trump wisely does not region options disconnected of nan table.

“I cognize a batch of politicians for illustration to do that quickly, but nan president arsenic commander-in-chief wants to proceed to measure nan occurrence of this subject operation. It’s not portion of nan existent scheme correct now, but nan president, again, wisely keeps his options connected nan table.”

Reacting to a clip of nan speech connected X (Twitter) Sunday, Greene said: “Karoline Leavitt doesn’t norm retired a draft.

“How astir nan reply is NO DRAFT AND NO BOOTS ON THE GROUND because we campaigned connected NO MORE FOREIGN WARS OR REGIME CHANGE!!! Liars each azygous 1 of them! Not my son, complete my dormant body!!!!!”

In a follow-up post, nan ex-congresswoman added: “By nan measurement a bunch of psycho Republicans want to not only draught your sons but your daughters too!!!!!

“Send Lindsey Graham, Mark Levin, and Laura Loomer and ALL nan murderous humor thirsty maniacs that support this America LAST WAR.”

In a 3rd post, she wrote: “They tried to adhd women to nan draught to selective work aggregate times while I was successful Congress. Trump and Republicans request to guarantee that location will beryllium NO DRAFT AND NEVER DRAFT OUR DAUGHTERS.”

Since leaving agency successful January aft falling retired pinch Trump past year, Greene has positioned herself arsenic nan existent sound of nan MAGA movement, holding nan president and management to relationship for their perceived nonaccomplishment to grant its “America First” principles and their ain predetermination promises.

Interviewed by 60 Minutes connected CBS later Sunday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was asked astir nan conflict’s imaginable duration and said: “People inquire boots connected nan ground, nary boots connected nan ground, 4 weeks, 2 weeks, six weeks?

“President Trump knows, I know, you don’t show nan enemy, you don’t show nan press, you don’t show anybody what your limits would beryllium connected an operation. We’re consenting to spell arsenic acold arsenic we request to successful bid to beryllium successful.”

Hegseth was speaking soon aft nan death of a seventh U.S. soldier since nan commencement of Operation Epic Fury was announced.

Central Command declined to place nan servicemember Sunday but said they had succumbed to superior injuries sustained during an onslaught connected an American guidelines successful Saudi Arabia connected March 1.

The bodies of nan six troops antecedently killed successful nan conflict were flown location to Dover Air Force Base successful Delaware Saturday, pinch Trump, first woman Melania Trump and Vice President JD Vance successful attendance to witnesser nan honorable transportation and comfortableness nan grieving families of nan deceased.

Trump was antecedently criticized for his prime of words erstwhile announcing nan deaths of nan six soldiers, describing it successful a Truth Social video arsenic “the measurement it is.”

Democrat veterans were angered by what they regarded arsenic a callous dismissal of nan eventual sacrifice from a president who has ne'er served successful nan subject and alternatively received astatine slightest 5 draught deferments during nan Vietnam War.

In his CBS interview, Hegseth did not norm retired nan imaginable of further Americans losing their lives successful nan hostilities.

“The president’s been correct to opportunity location will beryllium casualties,” he said. “Things for illustration this don’t hap without casualties. There will beryllium much casualties.

“And nary 1 is – I mean, particularly our procreation knows what it’s for illustration to spot Americans travel location successful caskets… But that doesn’t weaken america 1 bit. It stiffens our spine and our resoluteness to opportunity this is simply a conflict we will finish.”