“The reason we lost is the war”
Vice President · United States · 76 verified quotes on record since June 27, 2026
Most often on: The US and Iran · Gaza and Israel · Immigration and Borders
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“reason we lost is the war”
“both feel pretty good about the prospects for potentially coming to a negotiated settlement”
“the prospects for potentially coming to a negotiated settlement”
“a number of good conversations with the Iranians”
“You guys have got the worst congressman in the entire United States!”
“Why can't we celebrate America's victories for a change?”
“has a lot of weird friends”
“Texas is not becoming California. It’s going to stay Texas. Ain’t that right?”
“has actually called it abusive when parents try to prevent their children from transitioning”
“worried about whether somebody says something mean about”
“trying to strike the right balance”
“I recognize that gas prices are too high right now”
“that’s what I’m focused on”
“a giant welcome mat for the drug cartels”
“And again, if there’s a real case there, we’re going to follow the facts. If there's not a real case there, then we won't”
“What are the legal remedies now that we know that she’s committed immigration fraud. How do you go after her? How do you investigate her? How do you actually do the thing? How do you build the case necessary to get some, some, some justice for the American people?”
“We actually think that Ilhan Omar definitely committed immigration fraud”
“it's not totally clear how their country makes decisions”
“shouldn't have been here and certainly shouldn't have been flying planes”
“out of an abundance of caution, trying to protect our guys”
“He’s not banning media outlets […] If you’re going to engage in what is essentially far-left propaganda, why would a Republican White House give you special access?”
“He’s not banning media outlets. What he’s doing is saying, ‘we’re not going to give you special access to the White House if you engage in what is effectively propaganda,’”
“What does it mean for the safety of our kids, of our grandkids, when we let foreign countries, many of which do not have our best interests at heart, when we let those foreign countries buy our food?”
“a very fluid and dynamic thing”
“hell, call their employer”
“So when you see someone celebrating Charlie's murder, call them out – and, hell, call their employer,”
“And as the Apostle Paul told us as he wrote to the Romans, ‘if we are His children, then we are also His heirs.’ We have inherited; we are entitled to inherit something straight from God the Father.’”
“never targets civilians in combat”
“We don’t need a congressman in a tight race to be there in all cases. Sometimes it might be better if that guy’s out there raising money. But I think people are going to make a determination: What is the best way for me to spend my time as a candidate?”
“stop shooting at commercial shipping”
“My message to her would be, ‘We love ya, we’re grateful for the sacrifice and we very much take very seriously our commitment to get you what you need to get.’”
“But when you ask: ‘When will this end?’ You’re asking me a question like: ‘When will the Iranians stop shooting at ships?’”
“I was talking to my wife on Fat Tuesday, Mardi Gras, and I was like, 'I think I'm going to give up sugar,'”
“I recognize there have been places where this has flared up”
“When you ask, ‘When will this end?’, you’re asking me a question like: When will the Iranians stop shooting at ships?”
“if that leads to the end times”
“Where I really do draw the line is on people who engage in what I call this ‘blood-guilt attitude,’”
“likes to switch it up on social media a little bit”
“keep oil and gasoline cheap for Americans all over our country”
“the Wall Street Journal, the voice of big business in the United States of America, proposed, and I quote, a five-word constitutional amendment: ‘There shall be open borders.'”
“no desire to build a business”
“She’s always asking, ‘What does this do for Maine? How is this good for Maine? How is this bad for Maine?’”
“with a bunch of unreasonable last-minute demands”
“You know who the Trump administration puts first?”
“apply a lot of economic pressure”
“this guy Pierre Poilievre or something”
“comes in and puffs his chest out and says, ‘I’m going to, like, out-tough Donald Trump.’”
“bend over to make Canada happy”
“police their region of the world”
“very selectively, very strategically”
“we’re in the middle of the game, and we’re applying a whole host of tools”
“in the middle of the game”
“is willing to make longer-term changes that could lead to an improved relationship with Washington”
“no doubt that the president of the United States is going to be very supportive”
“would not be on the Supreme Court”
“My response is 'go to hell,'”
“Why not just have voter ID?”
“people mistrust the entire effort”
“absolutely screwed up the comms”