Vance tries to distance himself from Iran war after GOP losses

Associated Press · Michelle L. Price · 2026-11-04 18:12 UTC

Vice President JD Vance publicly broke from President Donald Trump’s defense of the Iran war in the wake of the Republican Party’s deep losses in the midterm elections. Vance is widely expected to consider a 2028 run for president. On Wednesday, he blamed the unpopular conflict for the GOP’s drubbing in a lengthy post on social media. Vance said the war was “the reason we lost,” and he challenged people to argue it was worth it. Trump repeatedly did just that on the campaign trail and continued to do so in interviews as election results came in. Trump told reporters that he thought Vance's post "was fine."

Vance tries to distance himself from Iran war after GOP’s deep losses in midterm elections

WASHINGTON (AP) — JD Vance publicly broke from President Donald Trump ‘s defense of the Iran war Wednesday after the Republican Party’s deep losses in the midterm elections, attempting to distance himself from voters’ clear rebuke of the president as the vice president faces questions about his own political ambitions.

Vance, who has said he would decide after the election whether to run for president in 2028, issued a lengthy social media post blaming the unpopular conflict with Iran for the GOP’s drubbing. Vance said, “If you’d like to argue it was worth it, that losing the Senate for the next 6 years was worth it, then do so.”

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