Husband of Soldier Killed in Iranian Drone Strike Presses JD Vance on Military Failures
Joey Amor demanded answers on troop placement and defenses after Vance said he would review the reported failures and changes.
- During a CBS News town hall on Saturday, Joey Amor pressed Vice President JD Vance for accountability over "fundamental failures" that preceded his wife's death in an Iranian drone strike in Kuwait.
- Nicole Amor, a member of the U.S. Army Reserve from Minnesota, was one of six soldiers killed on March 1 at Port Shuaiba, Kuwait, in the deadliest attack on U.S. forces during the Iran war.
- Amor revealed his wife was relocated to a shipping-container-style building about a week before her death, raising questions about whether the facility was adequately fortified against drone threats.
- Vance acknowledged that troop location decisions involved a "huge mistake" and promised to investigate, admitting that as vice president, "you live in a bit of a bubble."
- Cheap, easy-to-manufacture drones have transformed warfare, Vance noted, forcing the administration to change tactics to suppress drone fire and protect troops so fewer pay the "ultimate sacrifice.
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'Painful to Watch!': JD Vance Blindsided by Grieving Military Husband’s Question About Death, Scrambles for an Answer, Then Admits One ‘Huge Mistake’
Vice President JD Vance appeared caught off guard when a grieving military husband challenged him over the weekend, asking who would be held accountable
“There’s a Failure in the Leadership”: Widower Confronts JD Vance over Iran War Deaths
During a CBS News town hall, a widower of U.S. service member Nicole Amor confronted Vice President JD Vance. Amor was one of six people killed in an Iranian drone attack back in March, its deadliest attack on U.S. forces during the Iran war. Joey Amor: “There’s a failure in the leadership, and I want to know how this administration is going to start holding those leaders accountable for the actions and the deaths of the soldiers that we — that we honor and that we love.”
Husband of fallen Minnesota soldier presses vice president for accountability
Joey Amor was one of the people given a chance to address Vance. Amor’s wife, Master Sgt. Nicole Amor of White Bear Lake, died in the March 1 attack in Kuwait, at the start of the ongoing war with Iran.
The Iran War Comes for JD Vance
Vice President JD Vance drew criticism after a soldier’s husband pressed him at a CBS town hall over alleged military failures before a drone strike on a US base in Kuwait. Vance said it was the first time he had heard of the allegations and pledged to “figure out what exactly happened.”
Important: Russia Declares ‘Checkmate’ as Trump Pushes Ukraine to Capitulate, Vance Confronted by Grieving Husband, GOP in Free Fall
Good evening, everyone. Today may go down as one of the most alarming days yet for Ukraine. Hours after Zelenskyy said the Trump administration is pushing his country to capitulate, Trump went on Truth Social to attack him, claiming Zelenskyy doesn’t care about ending the war and mocking Ukraine as a country “in shambles.” All of this while Russia has spent the past week launching nearly 2,700 drones at Ukraine’s power grid, Washington paused th…
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