Former U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said Sunday that she did not campaign for “another stupid pointless war,” writing on X that “no one voted for this.” She posted after returning to Georgia from a trip through the Permian Basin in West Texas, where she said the pump prices she saw were more than double what drivers paid at the end of last year. The post is her latest attack on President Donald Trump’s war with Iran, which began Feb. 28 and is nearing its seventh month.
The Post
Greene published the statement at 7:50 p.m. on Sept. 27, 2026. The full text reads:
“Brian and I just got back to Georgia and gas at the stations closest to our house are $4.29.
We just left Lubbock, Texas the Permian Basin, and it was $4.09, after being under $2 in Dec of 2025.
I did NOT campaign for another stupid pointless war that just kills people and screws over the American people.
No one voted for this.
NO ONE.”
Prices at the Pump
Greene’s figures come as fuel costs stay elevated. AAA’s national average for regular gasoline was $4.48 per gallon this week, which the association said is the highest it has ever been for this time of year. It attributed the level to continued volatility in the Strait of Hormuz and the high price of crude oil.
Before the war, the picture was different. AAA data show the national average rose from $2.98 on Feb. 26 to $3.98 on March 26, a one-dollar jump in a single month. The national average stood at $2.84 on Dec. 31, 2025.
From Congress to Critic
Greene, a Georgia Republican and once one of Trump’s closest congressional allies, left the House in January after breaking with him over the handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files. Trump withdrew his support in November and branded her a “traitor.” Since leaving office she has become one of the most persistent Republican critics of his Iran policy.
Criticism From Day One
Greene began criticizing the war the day it started. When Trump announced “major combat operations in Iran,” which the Pentagon named Operation Epic Fury, she posted on X that the administration had “promised to put America FIRST.” She rejected his warnings about Iran’s nuclear capabilities, writing, “It’s always a lie and it’s always America Last,” according to Fortune.
The next day, she mourned three U.S. service members killed in the operation, calling it “absolutely unnecessary.” She noted that Trump, Vice President JD Vance and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard had “campaigned on no more foreign wars and regime change,” adding, “Now, America soldiers are dead.”
On March 2, Greene told commentator Megyn Kelly’s SiriusXM show that the war contradicted Trump’s own campaign message. “What is happening to the man that I supported, you supported, the man that denounced what happened in Iraq,” she asked. White House spokesperson Davis Ingle responded that Greene “quit on her constituents” and that the president had no time for “quitters.”
Midterm Warnings and Gas Price Complaints
In early March, following Texas’s primary, Greene warned on X that the war and stalled legislation could cost Republicans in November. She said Trump’s “twisted perversion of MAGA” was “going to LOSE in the midterms,” and that Democratic turnout in Texas showed voter anger.
On May 12, she tied fuel costs directly to the war. Responding to a post about accelerating inflation, she wrote that gas was “over $4.50 per gallon all because Trump went to war with Iran,” adding: “Not at all what America voted for.” The post cited U.S. CPI inflation of 3.8% year over year, the highest reading since May 2023, and GasBuddy’s estimate that Americans had spent more than $28 billion extra at the pump because of an “Iran war premium.”
On May 17, Greene warned that sending U.S. troops into Iran would provoke domestic upheaval. “If you send in U.S. military troops into Iran, there is going to be a political revolution in America,” she said, and urged Trump to “end this war,” calling it “stupid.”
Clash With Hegseth Over Fallen Troops
In July, Greene criticized Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth after he honored two U.S. service members killed in Jordan by Iranian strikes, writing “Godspeed, heroes. Their sacrifice only stiffens our resolve.” Greene replied on X that “they did not willingly sacrifice themselves” and accused the administration of waging the war on behalf of Israel, a claim Trump denies. The Hill noted that Greene, commentator Tucker Carlson and Kelly have all alleged Israel drove the decision to go to war.
Diesel, California and Florida
On Sept. 16, Greene posted a video from a California gas station showing regular gasoline at $6.19 per gallon and diesel at $8.49. “I don’t care if it’s Georgia or California. It’s way too high. This is ridiculous,” she said, warning that “the fuel crisis is only just beginning” and that diesel costs would spread through the economy. White House spokeswoman Taylor Rogers told The Hill that Trump “remains committed to unleashing American energy dominance.”
Days later, Greene posted from Central Florida that diesel was “almost $7 dollars,” writing, “This is all Trump’s fault! We did not vote for this.” She added that “Americans did not vote for this. They cannot afford it.” AAA put the national diesel average at $6.4866 that day.
The War and the Political Stakes
The war remains unresolved. Trump said Saturday that he rejected an Iranian proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within a week, saying, “They want to make a deal where they open the strait immediately because they’re losing so badly.” He said Sunday that he expects more talks this week and that resuming strikes is not off the table. UKMTO said commercial shipping through the strait remains approximately 75% below pre-conflict levels.
Public opinion has turned against the war ahead of the Nov. 3 midterm elections. An NBC News Decision Desk poll found 31% of respondents approved of Trump’s handling of the Iran war and 69% disapproved. A Washington Post-Ipsos poll conducted July 8-13 found 65% of Americans considered groceries unaffordable, up from 45% in February, before the conflict began.