Mike Pence says Vance was ‘wrong’ to say Iran war caused GOP midterm losses

NBC News ^ | November 15, 2026

[MinorityRepublican]

Former Vice President Mike Pence tells Meet the Press he disagrees with Vice President JD Vance’s assessment of Republican midterm losses, and says the problem Americans have with the Iran war is that the U.S. “stopped short.”

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TOPICS: Iran; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: pence; pence2028

[ProgressingAmerica]

Mike Pence is always full of ridiculous.

[Williams]

I’ll sort of agree Iran situation is a tough one to deal with at this point.

[Sacajaweau]

I think that’s a serious fauz pas on Vance’s part. Remember...he’s a writer by nature...not really a politician.

[BradyLS]

Pence has to distinguish himself from Pence for 2028. Keeping politics local is one way to do that.

[PGR88]

Knowing where Mike Pence stands is actually a very useful map to understanding national politics.

[chopperk]

No one cares what Mike Pence thinks.

[BradyLS]

Pence the war hawk? That’s a new one. Channeling the spirit of McCain?

[ridesthemiles]

HE NEEDS TO SPEND MORE TIME WITH BIDEN

[ChessExpert]

The worst thing you can possibly say about Vance is that he might be another Pence. That would be too harsh.

However, it’s not too harsh to say that Thune is another Pence.

[MinorityRepublican]

Former Vice President Mike Pence says Republicans lost the midterms because President Trump paused military strikes against Iran.

“I think the overwhelming majority of the American people supported Operation Epic Fury… I don’t think it’s opposition to the war like many of the voices on the populist right [claim].” pic.twitter.com/F8VP9eMZeA— Politics & Poll Tracker 📡 (@PollTracker2024) November 15, 2026

[AbolishCSEU]

WHO?

[MachIV]

Pence may technically be right but I can assure you his motives for saying such are crooked as a dog’s hind leg.

[rktman]

Mike...Shhhhhhhhh!

[vivenne]

Mike Pence needs to disappear forever. He is trying to undermine e Vance because he is next generation MAGA and Pence wants to hand things back to the Bushes.

[VTenigma]

Who gives a flying F what Mike Pence thinks?

[vivenne]

Does Mike have comprehension issues?

[Political Junkie Too]

We may have stopped short to prevent a humanitarian disaster from the coming dog days of the middle east summer, but that season is over and the cooler days of winter are just around the corner.

-PJ

[Theophilus]

Pence us a broken clock.
Vance is saying what he thinks cerain viters want to hear. IOW, he’s pandering.

[Dr. Franklin]

No one cares what Mike Pence thinks.

Judas Pence is dead politically as a Republican. That he is doing here is damaging Vance's chances as a candidate for POTUS. The sitting VP is hard to beat for the party's nomination, but Vance could wind up being the bathtub ring for all of Trump's unpopular actions, like the Iran war.