Donald Trump is facing open rebellion from Republicans after three US troops were killed in his war against Iran.
The president’s top United Nations Ambassador Mike Waltz issued a bizarre statement after the US casualties were announced: ‘Freedom is never free.’
US Central Command said on Sunday morning that three Americans troops had been killed and several other servicemembers were injured.
‘The situation is fluid, so out of respect for the families, we will withhold additional information, including the identities of our fallen warriors, until 24 hours after next of kin have been notified,’ the announcement read.
A US official told media outlets that the war with Iran is now expected to last weeks, but Trump has not provided a clear timeline on the matter. He later told CNBC on Sunday that the operation against Iran is ‘ahead of schedule.’
Following the death of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Tehran has responded by launching a barrage of attacks against US military bases across the Middle East.
Republicans are also beginning to turn on the president’s war agenda as US casualties continue to climb. Longtime Trump supporters are bashing him for running on a campaign to end military conflicts in the Middle East.
‘This was absolutely unnecessary and is unacceptable,’ Marjorie Taylor Greene said on X. ‘Trump, Vance, Tulsi, and all of us campaigned on no more foreign wars and regime change. Now, America soldiers are dead.’
Representative Thomas Massie, who has long called out the administration for its handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files, wrote, ‘PSA: Bombing a country on the other side of the globe won’t make the Epstein files go away, any more than the Dow going above 50,000 will.’
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Democratic House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries demanded Congress unite to restrict Trump’s war powers.
‘Heartbroken by the loss of life of multiple service members in the Middle East,’ Jeffries said. ‘No more American heroes need to die because of a reckless decision to go to war.’
‘Congress must act this week to restrain this President.’
Other top conservative figures have condemned Trump’s Middle East war, including conservative podcasting titan Tucker Carlson.
Carlson called Trump’s decision to embroil the US in a war ‘evil and disgusting.’ The former Fox News host famously campaigned for Trump during the 2024 election.
This morning Iran raised its so-called ‘Red Flag of Revenge’ and vowed to hit the US and Israel with a ‘force never experienced before’.
Trump addressed the American people on camera from his Mar-a-Lago estate shortly after the military strikes began on Saturday morning.
The president warned that US troops could lose their lives in the operation, adding that ‘we may have casualties.’
The president warned that US troops could lose their lives in the operation, adding that ‘we may have casualties’
The blowback Trump is facing from conservative allies and Republican lawmakers may have legacy-altering consequences on the president.
Trump famously ran on ending ‘forever wars’ in the Middle East and not allowing the US to become entangled in military conflicts abroad.
