Vance blames Iran war for GOP’s midterm losses
“To the people who are pissed off and want to say, ‘I told you so’: you’re right, you did tell us so,” he wrote.
Vice President JD Vance blamed Republicans' sweeping midterm losses on the war with Iran on Wednesday, arguing that voters who backed President Donald Trump in 2024 turned against the Republican Party over the conflict.
"The reason we lost is the war. The president himself said so last night," Vance wrote in a lengthy social media post .
The remarks represent a striking acknowledgment from the vice president that the administration's handling of the Iran conflict has become a political liability for Republicans, even as his boss has defended the approach to the war. Vance also suggested that Republicans who supported the war should concede the political costs rather than look for alternative explanations for the Tuesday results.
"To the people who are pissed off and want to say, 'I told you so': you're right, you did tell us so," he wrote in his lengthy post. "Take that energy into electing Republicans who share your worldview."
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