Vice President JD Vance blames Trump's Iran war for the Republican midterm wipeout, saying 'everyone knows why we lost'
Donald Trump, pictured with Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Vice President JD Vance, whose notably different tones on Iran — Vance voicing optimism over a diplomatic deal — emerged as polls opened on the midterms.Smoke rising from a vessel on open water, as Iran's parliamentary speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf warned on Wednesday that Hormuz oil flows had fallen to 45 percent of prewar levels amid the ongoing conflict.A US Air Force C-17 tracked over Europe as part of an airlift of advanced air defence systems into southern Israel, as Israel passed intelligence to the US alleging Iran was considering the use of chemical weapons.IRGC Navy missile infrastructure tunnels along Iran's southern coast, as Tehran unveiled a mural calling for the killing of Donald Trump.
Vice President JD Vance took to social media Wednesday to lay the blame for the Republican collapse squarely on the Iran war, and Donald Trump Jr immediately reposted it with a "100" emoji in what appeared to be an endorsement. Internal Republican polling showed disaffected 2024 Trump voters rallying around four priorities: ending the war, tackling the cost of living, putting America first, and repairing the relationship with Israel. President Donald Trump acknowledged the war's role while stopping short of a firm admission, telling the Wall Street Journal "I don't think about it — I did the right thing, I would have done it again."
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis called the GOP losses 'close to an extinction-level event', warning that by January only Florida will have Republican state control among America's ten largest states.
Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer threatened to use the 'power of the purse' to starve Pentagon funding, saying Democrats will end the war — with four Republican senators already on side.
Left-wing streamer Hasan Piker warned Trump that 'accountability is coming' and urged Democrats to impeach Pete Hegseth as their new congressional majority takes shape.
