Trump says ‘it doesn’t matter’ if you call Iran conflict a war or not: ‘It’s small potatoes’

‘Small potatoes’: US President Trump downplays war on Iran

Trump tells reporters the US is 'not fighting right now' despite a recent exchange of fire with Iran.

Sep 4, 2026

Trump calls Iran war ‘small potatoes’, compares US deaths with Vietnam war

US President Donald Trump called the Iran war small potatoes, saying only 18 Americans had been killed.

Sep 4, 2026

Lawler disagrees with Trump on Iran war: ‘It is certainly not small potatoes’

Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) on Sunday broke with President Trump regarding the commander in chief’s recent statement about the Iran war where he downplayed the conflict. “Any time you are at war or in a military escalation, it is certainly not small potatoes. It is serious. I think we all recognize that,” Lawler told CNN’s…

Sep 6, 2026

Trump says ‘it doesn’t matter’ if you call Iran conflict a war or not: ‘It’s small potatoes’

President Donald Trump reiterated on Friday Vice President JD Vance’s suggestion from the day prior that the military operation in Iran is not a war. Vance, holding a press briefing at the White House, told reporters Thursday that he would not characterize the conflict as a war since “right now, there is no active shooting.” […]

Sep 4, 2026