Rep. Derrick Van Orden, R-Wis., said Friday he’s not concerned at all about the criticism aimed at the Trump administration over the Israel-Iran conflict as he trusts President Donald Trump “to lead this country to peace.”

“I’m not concerned at all, and the reason being — unlike the previous administration, where a 25-year-old intern in an autopen was running the government for four years — we have an actual leader in charge and his name is Donald Trump,” Van Orden told Newsmax’s “Newsline.”

“Tulsi Gabbard is a rock star. And the comment that you’re referring to where Donald Trump said that he didn’t like what she said, that was during a campaign. He firmly expressed his confidence in Tulsi Gabbard … and she has my confidence also,” he said.

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