Fox News
Pence delivers scathing rebuke of Vance's Iran war assessment, blames Trump policies for GOP losses
Thursday, November 12, 2026
Mike Pence stated that Iran tensions were not the sole factor in Republican congressional losses, citing inflation and policy failures as contributing issues. Pence's comments responded to JD Vance's previous assessment attributing GOP election losses primarily to the Iran conflict. Pence did not specify which Trump administration policies he referenced in his statement.
Original reporting:
