Trump says the U.S. does not need a deal with Iran and tells Vance to focus on crime
Donald TrumpPresident of the United States, posting on Truth Social
Trump said he had asked Vance to focus on corruption and crime in Democratic-run states and cities, and that the U.S. does not need a deal with Iran because it has Iran's money and the Strait.
“I have asked Vice President Vance to focus his complete and total attention on the Massive Corruption and Crime taking place in Democrat run Cities and States throughout the U.S. ... We don't need a deal with Iran. Those days have long since passed. We've got their money, Hundreds of Billions of Dollars, and we've got their Strait!”
Original text
Reporting
Other statements by Donald Trump in this case
- Trump calls Vance's assessment largely true but says he would go to war againEarlier: Defended or excused
- Trump says many disliked Vance's Iran comments but Vance was right except on one pointEarlier: Defended or excused
- Trump cites the war, gas prices and dislike of Israel for the midterm lossesEarlier: Defended or excused
Where this statement fits
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.
Source and context
Original text
About this source
Trump says he has asked Vice President Vance to focus on what he calls corruption and crime in Democratic-run cities and states, and that the U.S. does not need a deal with Iran because it has Iran's money and the Strait.
Archived copy (opens in a new tab)Reporting
About this source
Roll Call report on Trump's November 12, 2026, post ending the pursuit of an Iran deal and reassigning Vance, who had been the administration's lead negotiator with Iran, with background on Vance's post-election claim and recent polling on the war.
Archived copy (opens in a new tab)Before the quotation
Vance wrote on November 4 that the war was the reason Republicans lost the midterms. Trump called that largely true but said he would go to war again. Vance had been the administration's lead negotiator in the talks with Iran.
After the quotation
Roll Call reported that a Reuters/Ipsos poll released November 10 found 51 percent of Republicans want Congress to pass legislation ending the Iran conflict. Iranian officials say they control most of the Strait of Hormuz.
How this statement is classified
The label describes this statement's response within the context above.
Why this label?
Trump presents the war as a success that leaves no need for a deal with Iran, which defends the decision to fight despite its political cost, so we labeled it as defending the war.
- Recorded on
- Published here
More from this case
Read the full casePence says voters were frustrated not because Trump started the Iran war but because the administration did not finish it
“I disagree with the vice president about the reasons for the midterm election outcome. ... There's no question that the war in Iran became a frustration for millions of Americans, but it wasn't because President Trump started the war or took on Iran. It's because we stopped short and didn't finish it”Read statement
Randy Fine says Vance's post-election message blamed Jews for the losses
“I definitively will not be supporting the vice president in that nominating contest. I thought his message that he put out the day after the election was abhorrent and, frankly, smacked of the kind of thing you'd read in 1932 Germany ... He's out in my book ... He blamed the Jews for losing the election.”Read statement
Tillis says he does not buy Vance's explanation and points to turnout
“I don't buy it ... JD needs to go back and really look at the cross-tabs, needs to look at the turnout in my state ... That's why we lost”Read statement
Share or embed this statement
The embed keeps its attribution link to The Dispute Index. Credit the image to The Dispute Index and link to the statement page.
Cite this record
- Publisher
- The Dispute Index
- Title
- Trump says the U.S. does not need a deal with Iran and tells Vance to focus on crime
- First published
- Last updated
- Permalink
- https://disputeindex.com/events/8880-trump-said-he-had-asked-vance-to-focus
Last updated marks the most recent saved version of this published statement.
The Dispute Index. "Trump says the U.S. does not need a deal with Iran and tells Vance to focus on crime". First published: 2026-11-13. Last updated: 2026-11-13. https://disputeindex.com/events/8880-trump-said-he-had-asked-vance-to-focus