David Kochel

“the most striking because it appears to say 'hey, we made a mistake with the war in Iran,' and that's about as far as I've seen a vice president go, not as a criticism of Trump but as a criticism in the policy.”

David Kochel · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-06

Kochel called Vance's assessment striking for its implicit criticism of the Iran war policy.

“I think everybody's trying to figure out where to position themselves in the aftermath. Where were you on the day after,”

David Kochel · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-06

Kochel spoke to Fox News Digital about Republicans positioning themselves after the GOP's midterm losses.

“I think that we're going to be digging through the rubble for a while...The party going to have through this post apocalyptic period here and figure out what's the message going forward.”

David Kochel · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-06

Kochel said the party would spend time digging through the rubble of its losses to find a message.

“It's going to be really hard to hold the coalition together. I think Trump was uniquely able to do it with the power of his celebrity but I think there's going to be a lot of machinations here going forward.”

David Kochel · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-06

Kochel cautioned it would be hard to hold the coalition together without Trump's celebrity.

“I think these are all moves designed to look towards 2028.”

David Kochel · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-06

Kochel characterized Republicans' post-midterm moves as aimed at the 2028 presidential race.