Donald Trump Jr has joined JD Vance in his scathing criticism of the US president's war against Iran after Republicans suffered a massive midterms disaster.
The Republican party lost control of both the House and Senate following the midterm elections, with Americans voting on what was effectively a referendum on the White House's performance, as anger grows at surging petrol prices, the impact of tariffs and the Iran war.
As the disastrous results rolled in, Vice President JD Vance went scorched earth in a lengthy X post on Wednesday morning on the president's war in Iran, listing all the other reasons the party lost, and appealing to Republican voters to give the party another chance in the future of the MAGA movement.
'The reason we lost is the war. The president himself said so last night,' Vance said.
Donald Trump's eldest child responded positively to Vance's post, writing 'every word of this is...' before adding three 100-emojis.
Vance also took issue with supporters of the Iran war, demanding they take responsibility for pushing the United States to act in the Middle East.
'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. Agree or disagree, that's at least honest,' he said.
Vance posted his reaction to the election just moments before he arrived via his motorcade to the White House for private meetings with the president.
Donald Trump Jr. (pictured at a rally in Ohio on November 2, 2026) joined JD Vance's criticism of the US president's war with Iran
Vance privately advised the president against the war but restrained his public criticism of it for most of the year. He urged Trump supporters to be patient, arguing that the conflict in Iran was not a 'forever war' in the Middle East like previous lengthy and unpopular wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio also privately advised the president caution before going to war in Iran but took care not to speak often about the operation after it did not end quickly as the president predicted.
Trump conceded in a late-night interview with Fox News that high gas prices were a negative consequence of the war in Iran, that cost Republicans in the elections.
'I understand that, I don't agree with it... it's a short term problem for long term gain…The gasoline was caused by Iran,' he said.
Democrats increased their support with moderate voters, especially in key Senate races where they flipped Republican-held seats.
Roughly two-thirds of moderates supported the Democratic candidate in their local US House race, an uptick from the approximately six in 10 moderate voters who backed Harris.
A large majority of moderate voters, about eight in 10, said Congress was not doing enough to provide checks and balances on the presidency.
A similarly high share said they had experienced at least a 'moderate' hardship in the past year because of inflation.
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