Marjorie Taylor-Greene, the Republican former lawmaker from Georgia who turned from staunch supporter of Trump to fierce critic over his response to the Jeffrey Epstein case and his decisions to launch military operations against Venezuela and Iran, urged Gabbard and Vance — another outspoken critic of “forever wars” — to speak candidly after Kent resigned.
“People are paying attention, very close attention. Silence won’t cut it,” Greene posted on social media. “You were both on record repeatedly, publicly, and loudly against going to war with Iran.”
The White House rejected Kent’s criticisms in his resignation letter, in which he claimed Israeli officials and members of the U.S. news media had deceived Trump that the U.S. needed to initiate a war against Iran.
“As President Trump has clearly and explicitly stated, he had strong and compelling evidence that Iran was going to attack the United States first,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said
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