JD Vance says "The reason we lost is the war" about midterm defeats and Iran

Vice President JD Vance wrote Wednesday on X that Republicans’ midterm defeats were tied to the Iran conflict, saying many people who backed the Trump-Vance ticket in 2024 voted Democratic this year. He cited a pollster he trusts who listed halting the conflict, cost-of-living concerns and changing U.S. ties with Israel among voters’ top reasons. The post came as Rep. Thomas Massie said he would force a House impeachment vote against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth when Congress returns, amid reported Republican frustration over the war; President Donald Trump said he intends to keep Hegseth. The conflict began Feb. 28 with U.S.-Israeli strikes that killed Iran’s supreme leader and has expanded. Vance’s comments came amid a wider Republican dispute over blame for the election results and the war’s political fallout.