Lawler Rejects Trump's 'small potatoes' Iran remark, calls conflict serious
Rep. Mike Lawler pushed back on Donald Trump's claim that the U.S.-Iran confrontation is 'small potatoes,' saying any war or escalation is serious. The New York Republican, in a tight reelection race, notes his district's large population of service members and first responders and has supported efforts to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon, even as he has opposed Trump on other issues (including a bipartisan push to curb arms sales to Turkey).