A CBS News town hall Saturday night saw Vice President JD Vance several times put in a very tough spot. It was a rare moment that a top White House official like him was put directly before voters as they fired off questions.
A one point he was somewhat blindsided by a grieving military husband's necessary and very blunt question over how the admin as well as military leadership has handled the Iran war. His wife, 39-year old Sgt. First Class Nicole Amor was among the first American troops killed in Operation Epic Fury.
The surviving husband, Joey Amor, called out "fundamental failures" in Trump's war on Iran and expressed that he holds decision-makers responsible for his wife's death. WATCH:
The husband of a U.S. soldier killed in Trump's Iran war confronts JD Vance over alleged military leadership failures that led to the deaths of his wife and five other service members. JOEY AMOR: “There's a failure in the leadership.” VANCE: “This is literally the first time I've heard of this.” https://t.co/ofolOyh58a
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"Though the Iranian drone was the weapon that killed my wife, there were a lot of mistakes and a lot of fundamental failures that led up to that," Joey told Vance during the town hall.
"My wife has told me things before she passed. There are other soldiers that know things that are being quiet about certain aspects of this," he continued.
"I want to know how this administration is going to sta
