JD Vance blames Iran war for midterm thumping. Is he really blaming Trump?
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Vice-President JD Vance blamed the Republican Party's decisive defeat in the midterm elections on the war that President Donald Trump launched against Iran.
US President Donald Trump had rare praise for rival Democrats Tuesday after their stunning US midterm elections victory and admitted the Iran war may have played a part in the defeat of his Republican Party.
But the 80-year-old refused to take any personal responsibility for the result that upends the final two years of his presidency, instead trying to shift the blame to his fellow Republicans.
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Vice-President JD Vance blamed the Republican Party's decisive defeat in the midterm elections on the war that President Donald Trump launched against Iran.
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US President Donald Trump had rare praise for rival Democrats Tuesday after their stunning US midterm elections victory and admitted the Iran war may have played a part in the defeat of his Republican Party.
But the 80-year-old refused to take any personal responsibility for the result that upends the final two years of his presidency, instead trying to shift the blame to his fellow Republicans.