# Vance and Trump Jr blame Iran war for Republican election losses

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/maga-turns-on-trump-jd-vance-and-even-don-jr-blame-presidents-iran-war-debacle-for-poll-wipeout-thats-left-him-a-lame-duck/
- Published: 2026-11-05T02:17:38+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-05T02:32:33+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16265051/donald-trump-midterm-white-house-jd-vance.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Elections, Government, Middle East, Politics, World

## Key points

- Republicans lost both chambers of Congress in the mid-terms.
- JD Vance and Don Jr blamed the Iran war for the defeat.
- Trump said the war was worth its short-term impact on fuel prices.

## Summary

Republicans suffered a sweeping defeat in the US mid-term elections, losing control of both the Senate and the House of Representatives. Vice-President JD Vance and Donald Trump’s son Don Jr blamed the Iran war for the losses, arguing that higher fuel costs and inflation had alienated voters and weakened the party’s prospects.

Vance said the war was the reason Republicans lost and questioned whether its costs were worth losing the Senate; Don Jr endorsed his comments. Trump conceded the war had pushed up petrol prices in the short term but said attacking Iran had been worth it to prevent it obtaining nuclear weapons. Democrats also won in traditionally Republican states including Kansas, Texas, Iowa and Ohio, leaving Trump facing two years of political deadlock.

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