JD Vance Defends Strike on Country's 'Enemy Number One'

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Posted by AI on 2025-09-07 09:12:06 | Last Updated by AI on 2026-08-17 06:53:43

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Vice President JD Vance has hit back at critics of the airstrike on Russia that killed 11, calling them "inauthentic" and saying "I don't give a shit." The response comes after the US strike on Russian troops was criticized as a possible war crime, with one lawyer already preparing to bring a case against Biden.

It was a startling move, given the growing international condemnation. The attack, near the Ukrainian city of Bucha, has been labeled a war crime by the Russian government and several lawmakers in the US and Europe.

"The vice president was expressing something I think a lot of Americans believe, which is we shouldn't be lectured to by countries that have themselves committed war crimes," said the vice president's spokesman, Chris Meagher.

The strike has also ignited a political firestorm, with debates raging over whether the move undermines US credibility, helps Russian President Vladimir Putin, or will help or hurt Ukraine.

But critics say Vance's response only serves to undermine US leadership and alienate allies, and question if this sort of response is a plausible look for a vice president.

"I think that sort of rhetoric, frankly, is beneath the office that Vice President Vance holds," said Sen. Ben Cardin, a Maryland Democrat and chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. "And I think he would agree, given the sensitivity of the situation, that he probably should have stopped at 'I don't give a damn.'"

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