‘Are You Really That Stupid?' Joe Scarborough Slams JD Vance For Ignorant Election Day Take

HuffPost · Carly Ledbetter · 2026-11-05 16:44 UTC

“The nerve of JD Vance,” the MS NOW host said before questioning his intelligence.

Joe Scarborough questioned if JD Vance was “really that stupid” after the vice president decided to blame the war in Iran for Republicans’ historic midterm election losses.

“The nerve of JD Vance getting out there and blaming it all on the Iran war when he helped lose his own state,” the “Morning Joe” host said on his show Thursday, one day after Vance’s rant.

Scarborough pointed out that Vance defended “the most vile campaign ad that any of us, not only on this channel, but many on Fox News and many Republicans also say is the most vile advertisement they’ve ever seen in their life,” referencing Vance backing Vivek Ramaswamy’s disgusting attack ad against his opponent, who soundly defeated him.

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