Trump calls Iran conflict ‘small potatoes’ and defends Vance’s position that it’s not a war
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump on Friday remarked the conflict in Iran is "small potatoes" as he defended Vice President JD Vance for asserting that months of on-and-off attacks in the Middle East are not a "war."
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump on Friday remarked the conflict in Iran is "small potatoes" as he defended Vice President JD Vance for asserting that months of on-and-off attacks in the Middle East are not a "war."
Key points
- Asked during an Oval Office exchange regarding Vance's comments produced a day earlier, Trump noted U.S.
- Vance, during a White House press briefing Thursday, rejected the employ of the word "war" to describe the U.S.
- He continued: I call it a military conflict as it's small potatoes for us.
What happened
Asked during an Oval Office exchange regarding Vance's comments produced a day earlier, Trump noted U.S. Strikes on Iran are now "intermittent" and "a lot of people don't call it a war." The conflict has cost U.S. Taxpayers more than $37.5 billion and left 18 U.S. Service members dead.
"I can understand what he's saying, " remarked Trump. He continued: "I call it a military conflict as it's small potatoes for us. It's not a major thing."
Vance, during a White House press briefing Thursday, rejected the employ of the word "war" to describe the U.S. Fighting with Iran and steered clear of predicting that the 6-month-old conflict would be over by November's midterm elections, in which Republicans are trying to hang on to their narrow majorities in Congress.
The bottom line
In short, trump calls Iran conflict small potatoes and defends Vances position that its is the central thread here, and readers can expect follow-up reporting as the picture becomes clearer.
