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Trump says he doesn’t disagree with Vance that Iran war fueled GOP losses

Trump linking Iran war to GOP losses signals geopolitical-driven election risk.

Context

What happened: Trump said he does not disagree with VP JD Vance's assessment that the Iran war, rising costs and U.S. relations with Israel caused sweeping Republican midterm losses. Trump said Vance was transparent about his X post beforehand. Why it matters: Vance's postmortem puts a potential 2028 GOP showdown in focus. Trump said the war decision was more important than the political cost, calling it historically a very good decision.

What changed

Trump said he does not disagree with VP JD Vance's assessment that the Iran war, rising costs and U.S. relations with Israel caused sweeping Republican midterm losses. Trump said Vance was transparent about his X post beforehand.

Why it matters

Vance's postmortem puts a potential 2028 GOP showdown in focus. Trump said the war decision was more important than the political cost, calling it historically a very good decision.

Sources

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