JD Vance Blasts Reporter For ‘Trying To Drive A Wedge’ Between Him And Trump Over Iran War
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The vice president had previously said that initiating a war in Iran would be “a huge distraction of resources” and “massively expensive to our country.”
Vice President JD Vance on Monday accused a journalist of “trying to drive a wedge” between him and President Donald Trump regarding the Iran war when reminded of his earlier stance on U.S. military operations overseas.
The heated exchange between Vance and RealClearPolitics reporter Philip Wegmann went down at an Oval Office press event, during which Wegmann pointed to reports of the vice president’s skepticism on Operation Epic Fury while asking if he was “completely on board with the current war” in Iran.
“Look, I think that I know what you’re trying to do, Phil, you’re trying to drive a wedge between members of the administration, between me and the president,” Vance said. “What the president said consistently, going back to 2015, and I agreed with him, is that Iran should not have a nuclear weapon.”
“We have taken this military action under the president’s leadership,” he continued. “I think all of us, whether you’re a Democrat or Republican, should pray for success and pray for the safety of our troops.”
When Wegmann pointed to Vance’s “past statements,” however, the vice president doubled down.
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