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5. Trump pulls Vance out of Iran talks
In a statement posted to Truth Social Thursday, Trump announced that he had asked Vice President JD Vance to "focus his complete and total attention on the Massive Corruption and Crime taking place in Democrat run Cities and States throughout the U.S."
"The Blue States, such as Minnesota, California, Illinois, and many more, are all poorly run, corrupt disasters. Billions of Dollars is being stolen each and every month," Trump wrote. "Our Budget could be quickly BALANCED with the correction of this large scale criminal activity."
Trump suggested that focusing on fraud was a more important priority for Vance than negotiating a deal to end the war in Iran: "We don't need a deal with Iran. Those days have long since passed."
The president's decision to sideline Vance from Iran talks comes after the vice president reacted to the results of the 2026 midterm elections in an X post last week by proclaiming, "The reason we lost is the war."
Vance implied that the war in Iran was not worth the rise in gas prices and other essentials, which many saw as a major factor in the Republicans' midterm defeat.
"If you'd like to argue it was worth it, that losing the Senate for the next 6 years was worth it, then do so. Argue it was a worthwhile cost to pay," Vance wrote.
Vance agreed with the analysis of Fox News host Rachel Campos Duffy, who advocated a "diplomatic resolution to the conflict," and described her "political advice" as "sound."
Ryan Foley is a reporter for The Christian Post. He can be reached at: ryan.foley@christianpost.com
