The Pentagon reduced the official death toll from the Iran war from 18 to 14 after removing four service members who were killed after President Trump declared a ceasefire in April. This change has raised questions about the transparency of casualty reporting during the ongoing conflict. (CNBC)
Please read the opening paragraph again. Read it, and if your blood pressure did not shoot up, then shame on you, because according to Trump, the 4 Troops who died, as in they no longer are alive, were just unfortunate collateral, and admitting that they died while serving during Trump’s Iran War would make Trump’s DEAD SOLDIERS TOTALS seem a little too ominous and odious.
Following the Trump/Hegseth philosophy if you are a member of the US Military, and died from any Iranian attack, but if you died during the time that Trump and Hegseth and even Rubio decided that the Iran War was not a war but a skirmish or some kind of so called ceasefire, your death was not that important, rather it was a bit too inconvenient to tame Trump’s lies and ego.
And remember this: Donald Trump reportedly referred to fallen soldiers as "losers" and "suckers" during his presidency, particularly mentioning the Marines who died at Belleau Wood and American casualties at the Aisne-Marne American Cemetery in France. These comments were detailed in a 2020 article by The Atlantic.
So to the most recent service members who died during the Trump Iran War, Capt. Cody Khork, Sgt. 1st Class Nicole Amor, Sgt. Declan Coady, and Sgt. 1st Class Noah Tietjens, my sincere gratitude for your service, and to your families my sincere apologies for having Trump in the position of Commander-In-Chief.
