Greene Retracts Trump Nobel Endorsement Over Iran War
Former Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Republican from Georgia, sharply criticized President Donald Trump's handling of the ongoing war with Iran during a Friday interview on CNN's "The Source," retracting her earlier endorsement of him for the Nobel Peace Prize. Greene, once a vocal supporter of Trump, argued that his administration's military actions contradict the anti-war stance he championed during his campaign.
The interview came amid escalating U.S. involvement in the conflict, which began on February 28 with Operation Epic Fury, a series of U.S. and Israeli airstrikes that killed Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Trump announced on Truth Social earlier Friday that U.S. forces had conducted strikes on Iran's Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf, targeting military sites amid Iran's restrictions on shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. The island handles about 90 percent of Iran's oil exports, though the president described the operation as limited.
Greene, responding to host Kaitlan Collins, reflected on her past support for Trump receiving the Nobel Peace Prize. "At one time, when he wanted to be the president of peace, and he wanted to end wars and...