VERIFIED QUOTE · reported 2026-11-04
“The real reason we lost is obvious to almost everyone … The reason we lost is the war. The president himself said so last night,”
JD Vance · said 2026-11-04 · reported 2026-11-04
Vance wrote in a lengthy post on X that the war against Iran was the real reason Republicans lost the midterm elections.
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