Massie blasts Vance for saying Iran conflict isn’t a war: ‘Insult to the men and women fighting’

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Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) had harsh words for Vice President JD Vance‘s assessment that the United States is not at war with Iran.

The vice president fielded a number of questions about Iran during a Thursday press briefing at the White House. Though President Donald Trump’s military campaign has extended beyond six months, Vance told reporters that he “wouldn’t call it war” as “right now, there is no active shooting.”

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