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“JD Vance said the US war on Iran was the 'real reason' Republicans lost the midterm elections”
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Following the 2026 midterms, JD Vance posted on X that "the reason we lost is the war" in Iran, which news outlets widely reported as calling the conflict the "real reason" for Republican defeats.
According to reporting from CBS News and NBC News, Vice President JD Vance addressed the 2026 midterm results in a post on X, stating directly that "the reason we lost is the war" and writing that "everyone knows why we lost." Both NBC News and The Guardian reported on his statements by characterizing his remarks as identifying the war in Iran as the 'real reason' behind the GOP's losses. While Vance's exact quote was "The reason we lost is the war," the claim represents an accurate paraphrase matching the framing published across multiple outlets.
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