--- title: "Marjorie Taylor Greene Accuses Leavitt Of Leaving Door Open For A Draft, But They're Just 1 Problem" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/278293273.md" description: "Marjorie Taylor Greene accused White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt of leaving the door open for a military draft during a Fox News appearance. This followed concerns from mothers about a potential draft amid ongoing military operations in Iran. Greene criticized Leavitt's ambiguous response, asserting that there should be no draft or ground troops, referencing campaign promises against foreign wars. She expressed frustration over Trump's shift in foreign policy, questioning his commitment to previous anti-war stances." datetime: "2026-03-09T00:31:34.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/278293273.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/278293273.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/278293273.md) --- # Marjorie Taylor Greene Accuses Leavitt Of Leaving Door Open For A Draft, But They're Just 1 Problem # Marjorie Taylor Greene Accuses Leavitt Of Leaving Door Open For A Draft, But They're Just 1 Problem Kelby Vera 8 March 2026 at 7:18 pm Marjorie Taylor Greene flipped out in an X post on Sunday and accused the White House press secretary of leaving the door open for a military draft. During an appearance on Fox News this weekend, “Sunday Morning Futures” host Maria Bartiromo told Karoline Leavitt that mothers were “worried” their children could get caught up in a hypothetical draft. Then she asked Leavitt if President Donald Trump has any plans to have troops on the ground or if military operations in Iran will continue as an air campaign. **Politics: CNN Panelist Duels Conservative Guest In Heated Debate On Iran War** “President Trump wisely does not remove options off of the table,” Leavitt replied. Far-right conspiracy monger Stew Peters seized on the sliver of ambiguity in Leavitt’s wording as he posted video of the interview to X while falsely quoting her as saying, “Trump might institute a DRAFT.” The White House’s Rapid Response account tried to correct Peters in a repost that said, “She didn’t say anything close to this. You just made it up.” _Like this article? Keep independent journalism alive. Support HuffPost._ > Karoline Leavitt doesn’t rule out a draft. > > How about the answer is NO DRAFT AND NO BOOTS ON THE GROUND because we campaigned on NO MORE FOREIGN WARS OR REGIME CHANGE!!! > > Liars every single one of them! > > Not my son, over my dead body!!!!! > pic.twitter.com/UTLn4WXFRV > > — Former Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene🇺🇸 (@FmrRepMTG) March 8, 2026 But Greene had already accepted the post at face value, prompting her to fire off this angry message: “Karoline Leavitt doesn’t rule out a draft. How about the answer is NO DRAFT AND NO BOOTS ON THE GROUND because we campaigned on NO MORE FOREIGN WARS OR REGIME CHANGE!!! Liars every single one of them! Not my son, over my dead body!!!!!” Story continues Since the U.S. and Israel launched a war against Iran a week ago, Greene has repeatedly called out Trump for breaking foreign police promises he made on the campaign trail. While appearing on right-wing pundit Megyn Kelly’s SiriusXM show on Monday, Greene asked, “What is happening to the man that I supported, you supported, the man that denounced what happened in Iraq, the man that said ‘No more foreign wars,’ ‘No more regime change?’” ### Related... - 'Meet The Press' Host Slammed Over 'Pathetic' Iran War Interview Moment - Top Trump Spox Isn't Counting Out Future Boots On The Ground In Iran - Kaitlan Collins Gives Karoline Leavitt A Serious Reality Check After Briefing Room Clash **Read the original on HuffPost** ### Related Stocks - [FOXA.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/FOXA.US.md) - [FOX.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/FOX.US.md) ## Related News & Research - [11:00 ETSmile Generation Brings the Mouth-Body Connection to National TV on Health Uncensored with Dr. Drew](https://longbridge.com/en/news/283023493.md) - [Big Ten Network Expands Super Slo-Mo Replay to More Sports with TVU Networks; Establishes Bonded IP as Critical Hot Backup and Early Access Network](https://longbridge.com/en/news/282989046.md) - [FOX Latin America and Tigo Sports partner to expand sports content offering in Central America | TIGO Stock News](https://longbridge.com/en/news/282551596.md) - [Fox Signs Deal To Use Data From Betting Platform Kalshi Alongside Reporting](https://longbridge.com/en/news/281904897.md) - [Kalshi Strikes Fox News Deal, Completing Presence Across Major Cable Networks](https://longbridge.com/en/news/281918324.md)