Watch live: Vance headlines small business event amid GOP postelection turmoil

Vice President Vance is set to headline a Small Business Administration (SBA) event Monday as the GOP grapples with the fallout from their sweeping midterm losses .

The appearance comes days after Vance blamed the GOP’s defeats on the war in Iran, arguing that voter frustration over the conflict and rising costs drove longtime Republican supporters toward Democrats. That rhetoric drew pushback .

“The reason we lost is the war,” Vance wrote last week, sparking fresh debate about the party’s future and his potential 2028 ambitions .

President Trump has since defended his vice president’s comments while maintaining that the war was necessary, even at a political cost.

Vance will be joined by SBA Administrator Kelly Loeffler at the event kicking off National Veterans’ Small Business Week.

It is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. EST.