Donald Trump says Iran war 'worth it' as son and JD Vance blame conflict for US midterm wipeout

Donald Trump says Iran war 'worth it' as son and JD Vance blame conflict for US midterm wipeout 'Any honest conversation about where we go from here must start there,' the Vice President said Sign up to the US Politics Newsletter I agree to receive updates and information about my account, the GB News Community, and related products and services from GB News. Email address Sign up By signing up you agree to the Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy and Community Rules.

Thank you for signing up! See the latest from GB News here . Choose GB News on Google - add us as a preferred source Choose GB News Support GB News Champion free speech and independent journalism while unlocking exclusive benefits. Support us Donald Trump has declared the Iran war was "worth it," amid claims from JD Vance and the President's son the conflict was to blame for the Republican Party's wipeout in the US midterm elections. In a bruising night for the President, the Democrats surged in several traditional Republican strongholds and broke long-standing records as the party reclaimed control of both chambers of the US legislative branch.

Mr Vance appeared to take aim at the President in an explosive post on social media, declaring: "The reason we lost is the war. The President himself said so last night. He warned Republicans had lost the support of voters who backed Trump in 2024, writing: "The main problem is not turnout. The main problem is that many people who voted for Trump/Vance in 2024 voted for Democrats in 2026." TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say The astonishing social media post was reposted by the President's son, Donald Trump Jr, who said: "Every word of this is," followed by a "100" emoji, appearing to agree with the Vice President.

However, a defiant President has hit back at his second-in-command and son, proclaiming the Iran conflict was "worth it." When asked by the media at the White House if the war was worth it - his first on-camera comments since the damaging midterms - the President responded: "I do, yes. Well, you have no choice." He later said Mr Vance's statement was "largely true," admitting: "It drove the gasoline up a little bit, short term." Donald Trump has declared the Iran war was 'worth it,' amid claims from JD Vance and the President's son the conflict was to blame for the Republican Party's wipeout in the US midterm elections | POOL However, Mr Trump said he would have done the war again, and added that it was the rising gas prices furtrating voters, not the actual conflict.

In his extraordinary social media post last night, Mr Vance revealed that internal polling had exposed widespread dissatisfaction among former Trump supporters, with the conflict emerging as a central concern. According to Mr Vance, a respected Republican pollster asked disillusioned GOP voters what would persuade them to return to the party. Their four leading demands were: "End the war", "Focus on cost of living/inflation", "Put America First" and "Change our relationship to Israel".

Mr Vance concluded: "Our voters showed up. And the above four reasons are why many of them voted for Democrats." The Vice President also suggested the conflict had cost Republicans control of the Senate, challenging those who believed the military campaign had justified the electoral consequences. LATEST DEVELOPMENTS Sadiq Khan revels in Donald Trump’s crushing Midterms defeat amid bitter feud with US President Abdul El-Sayed speaks Arabic in Michigan victory speech after becoming US's first Muslim senator Donald Trump blames Fox News for disastrous Midterm results as he blasts channel The Vice President warned Republicans had lost the support of voters who backed Donald Trump in 2024 | GETTY The astonishing social media post was reposted by the President's son, Donald Trump Jr, who said: 'Every word of this is,' followed by a '100' emoji, appearing to agree with the Vice President | REUTERS He wrote: "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." In a further warning to his party, Mr Vance insisted: "But everyone knows why we lost. And any honest conversation about where we go from here must start there." In the aftermath of the electoral bloodbath, Mike Johnson told staffers he will not run for minority leader in the new Congress next year, a source told CBS News. The senior Republican is said to have informed his team of the decision on Wednesday morning.

Last month, the Speaker of the House of Representatives said he intended to stay on in his post even if his party lost its control in the lower chamber of the legislature. However, Mr Johnson previous cast doubts over his future in an earlier interview, when he suggested he may step away from political life. He told Fox News: "If heaven forbid, if we lose this majority or whatever, I don't know what my next chapter of life is. I'm just open to it.

Mike Johnson told staffers he will not run for minority leader in the new Congress next year | GETTY Donald Trump's final two years in the White House could prove far more unstable following the brutal results | REUTERS "If God moves on our hearts and says we should go back to my hometown of Shreveport and start a lawn business, I'll do that with equal fervor." The crushing results across the country for Republicans mean Mr Trump's final two years in the White House could prove far more unstable, with his ability to pass legislation now hampered by the opposition party's control of Congress.

A Democrat-controlled legislature will also bring more aggressive oversight of the Trump administration with more investigations, subpoenas and congressional hearings on the horizon. The President is also staring down the barrel of the same impeachment proceedings which plagued his first term in office, leading to him being impeached twice. Despite an incredibly bleak night for the President, he said he was “absolutely willing to accept those results” after insisting if he had been on the ballot, Republicans "would have won in a landslide".

The President has acknowledged skyrocketing petrol prices and the war in Iran as possible factors behind the disastrous results but insisted they were not a "hit" on his presidency. Mr Trump told Fox News the Democrats had been "looking to do this", admitting they had "finally" pulled off a victory before congratulating the party on a "good job". Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter US Politics Democrats win both the Senate and House as blue tsunami crushes Donald Trump's Republicans US Politics Abdul El-Sayed speaks Arabic in Michigan victory speech after becoming US's first-ever Muslim senator US Politics Donald Trump blames Fox News for disastrous Midterm results as he blasts channel for spending too much time on the 'Deranged Dumocrats' US Politics Donald Trump breaks silence on US Midterms as Republicans crushed by blue tsunami US Politics Donald Trump says the US will stop funding Israel 'by the end of this year' US Politics US Midterms 2026: Democrats projected to win the Senate as Donald Trump loses both houses of Congress in catastrophic night US Politics Donald Trump says midterms are the 'most important in our lifetime' as voters prepare to head to the polls US Politics Donald Trump 'under pressure from Benjamin Netanyahu' to launch nuclear strike on Iran, Tucker Carlson warns US Politics Donald Trump warns he will become 'Mr Veto' if Republicans lose control of Congress US Politics Abdul El-Sayed and Haley Stevens anti-Semitism row fractures Democratic party days before 2026 midterms US Politics Donald Trump cancels weekend rallies ahead of next week's midterms - 'I feel perfect!'

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