An on-and-off ally of Donald Trump is calling him out, implying that his administration might be lying about how many United States service members might have died amid his war in Iran.

Since the president launched his strikes on the Middle Eastern country in late February, multiple members of the U.S. military have lost their lives. A report by The New York Times in mid-March put the number of deaths at 13.

However, a prominent conservative figure recently addressed the death toll and expressed concerns that it was not accurate.

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On the Monday (March 30) episode of The Megyn Kelly Show, host Megyn Kelly referenced some of the 79-year-old president’s recent comments in which he referred to both his war in Iran and his planned White House ballroom as being ahead of schedule.

“President Trump there saying, just like the ballroom, we’re way ahead of schedule [in Iran]. I mean, this is talking about American troops dying, putting their lives at risks. It’s not just like the ballroom,” she said.

Kelly continued, adding, “Like it’s not just like a fun little excursion into Iran. We’ve already lost 13 servicemen and women. We had another 25 injured over the weekend when Iran hit the Saudis and our plant… our base there. So we had another 25 American service personnel injured there, many severely.”

“Severely injured, what does that mean? Lost limbs? Severe head wounds? They don’t tell us. That information has been largely censored from the American media. We don’t know,” she said.

The host also alleged, “We don’t believe that we know the full extent of the deaths, either.”

Just Jared contacted the White House and the Pentagon, which is the headquarters of the Department of Defense, for comment but did not hear back at the time of publication.

Kelly and Trump have had a contentious relationship, with the president once insulting her after she moderated a debate in 2015. However, she put that behind her, saying in 2025 that she “fell in love” with the president’s policy stances, per the New York Post.

She has since shifted her perspective, particularly raising questions about the war in Iran.