The DNC says Vance started the war with Trump and owns the administration's failures
Democratic National CommitteeDemocratic National Committee, in a statement from communications director Rosemary Boeglin reported by The National News Desk
Responding to Vance's post, DNC communications director Rosemary Boeglin says Vance started the deadly, costly war with Trump, asks why he did not speak out or resign if he felt this way, and says he owns the administration's failures.
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Vance says the reason Republicans lost the November 3, 2026 midterms is the war with Iran, and that many people who voted for Trump and Vance in 2024 voted for Democrats in 2026.
“Vance started this deadly, costly war with Trump. If Vance has felt this way all along, why didn't he speak out forcefully? Why didn't he resign? And most importantly, why didn't he stand up for Americans?”
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Vance blames the Iran war for Republicans' midterm losses; Trump says he would do it again
The morning after Democrats won both chambers of Congress in the November 3, 2026 midterms, Vice President JD Vance wrote that the reason Republicans lost is the war with Iran. Trump called that largely true but said he would make the same decision again.
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The National News Desk reports Vance's post, Trump's response at the White House and a statement from Democratic National Committee communications director Rosemary Boeglin questioning Vance's critique.
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The National News Desk reports that DNC communications director Rosemary Boeglin questioned the authenticity of Vance's critique.
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Boeglin continues that Vance will always do what is most politically convenient for him, even if it means throwing Americans under the bus, and that "Vance owns this administration's failures".
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The reference point is the Trump administration's decision to go to war with Iran and keep fighting it, judged by its political cost: Vance's claim that the war is the reason Republicans lost the November 3, 2026 midterms. The DNC calls the war deadly and costly, says Vance started it with Trump, and asks why he did not speak out or resign. That condemns the war and Vance's part in it.
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