JD Vance breaks silence on midterms disaster: The ‘reason we lost is the war’ | 4 Nov 2026 | Vice President JD Vance admitted the “reason we lost is the war” in a stunning statement after Republicans suffered a historic wipeout in the midterms. Vance took to social media in the aftermath of Tuesday’s election rout to appeal to “pissed off” GOP voters, after Democrats enjoyed major upset victories in conservative strongholds across the nation. “The reason we lost is the war. The president himself said so last night,” Vance wrote in an astonishing, lengthy post-election autopsy on X. “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. But everyone knows why we lost. And any honest conversation about where we go from here must start there.” The stunning rebuke comes amid reports that Vance privately held fears President Trump’s decision to escalate the war with Iran earlier this year would torpedo his own 2028 presidential ambitions.