Mike Pence rejected Vance’s claim that the Iran war cost Republicans the midterms, saying voters were frustrated because the US “stopped short.” He also defended Israel.
Former Vice President Mike Pence has rejected JD Vance’s claim that the war with Iran cost Republicans the midterm elections, arguing that voters were frustrated not because the US went to war, but because it failed to finish the job.
“There’s no question that the war in Iran became a frustration for millions of Americans, but it wasn’t because President Trump started the war or took on Iran,” Pence said in an exclusive interview with Fox News Digital, his first since the elections. “It’s because we stopped short and didn’t finish it.”
Pence blamed what he called the administration’s “politics of appeasement,” pointing to one round of negotiations after another. Americans, he said, grew frustrated with the lack of progress and with the price of fuel at the pump. (Read More)
