Trump links Republican midterm losses to Iran war, gas prices, and Israel sentiment

President Donald Trump attributed Republican losses in the Nov. 3 midterm elections to public opposition to the Iran war, rising gas prices, and growing anti-Israel sentiment among Americans, he said in a CBS "60 Minutes" interview aired Sunday. Trump said he did not disagree with Vice President JD Vance's post-election analysis calling for ending the Iran war and changing the US relationship with Israel. He also defended his decision to launch military action against Iran, arguing that preventing Tehran from obtaining nuclear weapons was historically correct despite short-term costs. Trump claimed protected nations, including Israel, would reimburse US war costs and repeated his assertion that Israel would not exist without his leadership. He also commented on Israeli President Isaac Herzog's mandate to Gadi Eisenkot to form a government, saying both Eisenkot and Benjamin Netanyahu are "strong on what I do."