Marjorie Taylor Greene questions Trump’s ‘peace president’ claim as Iran war escalates

WASHINGTON, DC: Rep Marjorie Taylor Greene strongly criticized President Donald Trump for the worsening war with Iran.

She questioned his repeated claims that he is a ‘peace president’ as reports of civilian deaths from ongoing US strikes come in.

Greene said in a number of public speeches and social media posts that the conflict should never have turned into a bigger war.

Criticism follows reports of civilian casualties

Greene’s comments came as international concern grew following reports of civilian deaths in Iran, including a deadly attack near a girls’ school that killed multiple people and injured others.

“The “Peace President” and founder and chair, without term limits, of the Board of Peace denies killing Iranian children, even though tragically we did”, she wrote on X.

She also praised the US military while emphasizing that the current conflict should not be happening.

“We have such a great military, filled with the greatest among us,” Greene said before adding, “This war should not be happening. It’s unfair to everyone.”

The reported attack happened during a time of rising tensions between the US and Iran, with both sides launching military strikes as the conflict grew beyond earlier clashes.

Iranian officials said that several students were among the people who died in the explosion, but there is still disagreement about what happened and who was to blame.

Greene questions bombing of Iranian children

Greene questioned whether continued bombing campaigns would win support from the Iranian public.

“Why are we bombing Iranian children?” she wrote, asking whether such actions would make civilians grateful for what US officials have described as efforts to weaken Iran’s leadership.

“Does it make the Iranian people thankful that we are ‘liberating’ them when we are bombing their children?” she asked.

Trump has called himself a ‘peace president’ many times, saying that his administration prefers strength and deterrence to long wars.

But the growing conflict with Iran has split some conservative commentators and lawmakers who usually back the president.

The administration has also said that the strikes were necessary to protect the US from threats from Iran and its allies in the region.

Officials say the operations are meant to hit military infrastructure and make it harder for Iranian forces to threaten US personnel and partners in the area.

Greene’s criticism shows that there is a growing debate among some Republicans about how big the US military role should be in the Middle East and what direction it should take.

Some people who support Trump’s political base have said that the US should stay out of new large-scale wars abroad.