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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Joe Sommerlad

Republicans clash over ‘despicable’ Vance comment about not giving ‘a s***’ if boat strike was war crime

Vice President JD Vance has a clashed between Republicans after declaring he “doesn’t give a s***” if people believe the administration’s strike on an alleged drug trafficking boat in the Caribbean amounted to a war crime.

The controversy began on Saturday when the VP wrote “Killing cartel members who poison our fellow citizens is the highest and best use of our military” on X, after the deadly September 2 assault on a speedboat allegedly carrying members of Venezuela’s Tren de Aragau gang.

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