Trump says ‘it doesn’t matter’ if you call Iran conflict a war or not: ‘It’s small potatoes’

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President Donald Trump reiterated on Friday Vice President JD Vance’s suggestion from the day prior that the military operation in Iran is not a war.

Vance, holding a press briefing at the White House, told reporters Thursday that he would not characterize the conflict as a war since “right now, there is no active shooting.”

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