made a controversial gesture during a Republican Party dinner in Lima, Ohio, raising his middle finger while delivering remarks about political culture in Washington, D.C. Vance had some antics of his own to match President Donald Trump's expletive-filled rant against Israel and Iran earlier in the day. The speech was referencing the political culture in Washington, DC. In reference to left-wing protestors, he said "the all pink-haired people threw up the sign" before doing it himself.
"Trust me in Washington D.C. they have this thing, I think it means we're number one in Washington D.C. but all the pink haired people throw up this sign, and that means we're number one right? I chose to take that as that symbol in Washington," Vance said while holding up his middle finger.
He lowered his finger and then added: “I choose to take that as that symbol in Washington.”
The gesture drew some laughter from the audience. But, some critics were quick to mock the vice-president's so-called gag joked about him trying to outdo President Donald Trump, who’d earlier dropped an F-bomb while ranting about Israel and Iran breaking a ceasefire.
"I guess when daddy drops the f bomb you gotta act like you’re really cool too…," one user commented. "Vance built his brand on fake populism and ended up crying about hair dye and hand gestures. From Hillbilly Elegy to high school energy," another user quipped. "This dude is so fake and corny it's actually scary," wrote another.In his Tuesday night comments, Vance reiterated Trump’s claims that the strikes destroyed Iran’s nuclear facilities. He said, “Not only did we destroy the Iranian nuclear program, we did it with zero American casualties.” He also criticized the Supreme Leader of Iran.
This comes just hours after the commander-in-chief accused both Iran and Israel of violating the ceasefire, whom he announced on Truth Social. He raged about the nations' actions in a profanity-laden rant on live TV.
Speaking to reporters ahead of his departure for the NATO summit in The Hague, Trump expressed his dissatisfaction with both nations, stating he’s “not happy” with either—but emphasized that he’s “really unhappy” with Israel. He warned that any Israeli airstrikes on Iran would constitute a “major violation,” urging Israel to “bring your pilots home, now.”
Trump also claimed that Iran’s nuclear capabilities have been eliminated and asserted that Tehran will never be able to rebuild its nuclear program." Trump then ranted on live TV that Israel and Iran "don't know what the f***' they're doing," before storming off to his helicopter.
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Trump's raging remarks came after the tentative truce between Israel and Iran faltered early Tuesday when Israel accused Iran of launching missiles into its airspace after the ceasefire was supposed to take effect and vowed to retaliate. Taking to his own social media site Truth Social, Trump wrote: "ISRAEL. DO NOT DROP THOSE BOMBS. IF YOU DO IT IS A MAJOR VIOLATION. BRING YOUR PILOTS HOME, NOW! DONALD J. TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES."
Many expressed apprehensions that the war might widen after the US joined the attacks by dropping bunker-buster bombs over the weekend and Israel expanded the kinds of targets it was hitting. But after Tehran launched a limited retaliatory strike on a US military base in Qatar on Monday, Trump announced the ceasefire.
He wrote on Truth Social: "Israel & Iran came to me, almost simultaneously, and said, “PEACE!” I knew the time was NOW. The World, and the Middle East, are the real WINNERS! Both Nations will see tremendous LOVE, PEACE, AND PROSPERITY in their futures. They have so much to gain, and yet, so much to lose if they stray from the road of RIGHTEOUSNESS & TRUTH. The future for Israel & Iran is UNLIMITED, & filled with great PROMISE. GOD BLESS YOU BOTH!"
Both sides accepted the agreement, but it is now unclear if it will hold. After accusing Iran of violating the ceasefire, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz instructed Israel’s military to resume “the intense operations to attack Tehran and to destroy targets of the regime and terror infrastructure.”
