Vance breaks with Trump after Republican midterm losses

Following the Republican Party's devastating losses in the US midterm elections, Vice President J.D. Vance has publicly distanced himself from President Donald Trump, criticizing the decision to go to war with Iran and declaring it the reason for the party's defeat. Vance wrote on X that the war caused the electoral loss, a move sources say was made without coordinating with Trump. This break is seen as a risky strategy by Vance to position himself as the leader of the American right and a potential presidential candidate for 2028. The election results have frustrated Trump, with advisors working to protect him from a politically isolated White House. The emerging rift highlights the struggle for control of the Republican Party, with Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio seen as the top contenders for the 2028 nomination.