Vance blames Iran war for crushing Republican midterms defeat
Headline from Financial Times · First reported Nov 4, 8:12 AM ET () · Updated Nov 4, 9:34 PM ET · 22 sources, 31 articles
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Oil prices tumble as Democrats’ landslide victory piles pressure on Donald Trump to end Middle East conflict
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Trump blames Iran war for midterms losses
President Donald Trump said the war in Iran likely contributed to Republican setbacks in the midterm elections
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Oil prices plunge after Vance post on Iran war
Data: Financial Modeling Prep ; Chart: Ben Geman/Axios Oil prices fell sharply Wednesday as traders weigh signs — including a widely circulated post by Vice President JD Vance — that the midterm election will add pressure on the White House to find an offramp from the Iran conflict. Why it matters…
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Vance blames Iran war for crushing Republican midterms defeat
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Vance blames Iran war for midterm losses, Trump agrees but says Iran couldn't have nuke
Vice President JD Vance posted on social media Wednesday that Republican's midterm losses were due to the war in Iran. President Trump said he agrees with that, but that he couldn't allow Iran to have a nuclear weapon. CBS News' Natalie Brand reports.
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Vance: The Iran War Cost Us The Midterms
“The reason we lost is the war. The president himself said so last night,” Vice President J.D. Vance said in a post-mortem of the midterm results in an X post on Wednesday. Democrats flipped seven Senate seats in Iowa, Kansas, Maine, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, and Texas. Both Alaska and…
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JD Vance hits out at Trump's war in Iran in stunning rebuke as he fights for his political future after the midterms
Vice President JD Vance broke his silence on the punishing election losses for Republicans in the midterm elections.
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"If you'd like to argue [the war] was worth it, that losing the Senate for the next 6 years was worth it, then do so. Argue it was a worthwhile cost. That's at least honest," Vance wrote.
Vance tries to distance himself from Iran war after GOP's deep losses in midterm elections
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Vice President JD Vance blamed the Iran war for 2026 Democrat victories Wednesday in a blunt post on X. “The reason we lost is the war. The president himself said so last night,” stated Vance, who, at this point, is the presumed front-runner for the 2028 GOP presidential nomination. “If you’d like…
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