Vance brushes off report about him calling generals about Iran war: ‘Of course I do’

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Vice President JD Vance spoke to reports that he personally reached out to U.S. military generals in the Middle East for an on-site assessment of the Iran war in a press gaggle on Monday, calling the news obvious.

“I found that story very weird,” Vance said. “It’s like ‘the vice president calls around to admirals and generals to try to understand America’s foreign policy.’ Of course, I do.”

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