The 2 Veterans Running for President Still Haven't Released Official Statements on Iran [UPDATED]
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The United States assassinated Qassem Soleimani, a famed Iranian military commander and leader of Iran’s Quds force, via drone strike in Baghdad Friday morning local time. The act immediately stoked chaos and confusion among Americans: World War III was trending on Twitter, a calamity made deeper by Karl Rove and Ari Fleischer offering their expert insight on Fox News like 2003 redux. But strangely enough, in the wake of this geopolitical nightmare, Pete Buttigieg and Tulsi Gabbard, two military veterans running for president who have long touted their experience in Afghanistan and Iraq, respectively, have not released official statements about the incident in Iran—even as each of their main opponents condemned/commented upon the assassination.
As of 11:00 a.m. on Friday, neither candidate has tweeted or released official statements about Soleimani’s assassination.
Tulsi Gabbard made an appearance on Fox News and condemned the Soleimani assassination, calling it an “act of war.” But she has yet to release a statement for her 763,000 Twitter followers and Democratic voters who aren’t watching Fox and Friends.