Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) ruffled feathers last week by saying that the war in Gaza may be President Joe Biden‘s “Vietnam,” but Biden campaign co-chair Mitch Landrieu believes that is an “over-exaggeration.”

Sanders told CNN last week that Biden’s handling of the war in Gaza may be what will lead to his undoing, similar to President Lyndon Johnson’s handling of the Vietnam War caused him to not seek reelection. Landrieu was asked about Sanders’s comments on CNN’s State of the Union on Sunday.

“I think comparing it to Vietnam is an over-exaggeration. This is a very different circumstance. I think there are people who actually lived through that very difficult time that would say that this isn’t comparable,” Landrieu said. “However, that is not to say that this is not a very serious matter.”

Landrieu emphasized that with the war in Gaza between Israel and Hamas, there are “not a lot of great options on the table for anybody.” He also pointed to how Biden has called for a ceasefire, the release of the hostages held by Hamas, and humanitarian aid to get into Gaza.

The Biden campaign co-chair also claimed that young people still have “wonderful” reasons to support Biden in November, despite disagreeing with the president’s stance on the war in Gaza.

“Young people have a wonderful reason to vote for Joe Biden because they are interested in climate, they’re interested in their freedoms being taken away, they interested in relief of student debt,” Landrieu said.

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