Matt Schlapp, the head of the American Conservative Union and CPAC, made a shocking claim on a television program, suggesting that Iranian schoolgirls killed in an airstrike were “better off dead” than living under the current Iranian government. The statement came during a discussion about a recent bombing campaign in Iran and was quickly fact-checked live on air.
Since Saturday, the United States and Israel have launched a bombing campaign, carrying out over 2,000 strikes inside Iran. President Donald Trump has said these operations could continue for at least five weeks. One of the first targets hit was an elementary school for girls in southern Iran, where the Iranian government reported that at least 175 people, mostly young girls, were killed.
