Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) on Tuesday appeared to suggest in a post on X that former President John F. Kennedy was assassinated over his opposition to Israel’s nuclear program. The remark, made in response to conservative commentator Mark Levin, comes amid a broader political debate over U.S. foreign policy and Israel’s military actions. Greene’s post defended her dissatisfaction with President Donald Trump’s weekend strike on Iran, framing her criticism as part of an ongoing discussion about national security threats.
Historical records, including declassified documents published in 2016 by the National Security Archive, confirm that Kennedy was an ardent opponent of Israel’s nuclear program in the early 1960s. At the time, he insisted that Israel permit periodic inspections to mitigate the danger of nuclear proliferation. Israel has remained ambiguous about whether it has a nuclear program, a stance that has fueled speculation and conspiracy theories for decades.
Wild conspiracy theories have proliferated in the years since Kennedy was assassinated in 1963. However, both the FBI and the Warren Commission, a presidential commission set up to probe Kennedy’s killing, found that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in the murder. While Greene’s claim is far from the mainstream, it has sparked renewed interest in the political and historical context of the assassination, as well as the role of Israel in U.S. foreign policy.
Greene’s post was a direct response to Levin, who had criticized her objections to the Trump administration’s strikes on three Iranian nuclear sites. Levin’s comments were blunt, telling Greene to “keep banging your head against the wall.” Greene, in turn, accused Levin of using the same tone as individuals who send her death threats, accusing him of promoting a rhetoric that aligns with the “psychopaths” who have targeted her.
She continued the post by discussing Jesus and his teachings, including the call to “pray for your enemies.” Greene said she would “do my best to pray for you,” while simultaneously warning Levin that she would be “watchful now.” Her comments on Kennedy underscored her opposition to war, including conflicts involving Israel, and raised questions about the potential consequences of her political stances at this point in time.