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GOP Turns on JD Vance over Iran Deal

18 Jun 2026

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Chapter 1: Why is JD Vance being blamed for the Iran deal?

0.031 - 24.391 Ben Meiselas

JD Vance is already being thrown under the bus for the memorandum of understanding between the Trump regime and Iran. Here is what we're learning. Kelly Meyer from News Nation reports that leadership of the MAGA Republicans in the House and the Senate are placing all the blame on JD Vance. for what they call as a terrible deal of surrender with Iran.

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24.931 - 49.242 Ben Meiselas

One congressional Republican is telling Kelly Meyer, conservatives on the Hill are stunned that Vance would erase all of Trump's military victories in such a terrible deal. Trump effectively won the war. And at the 11th hour, as Trump was about to declare a total victory and get Iran to surrender, Vance just negotiated his way to a loss.

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49.306 - 65.662 Ben Meiselas

Earlier today, Donald Trump with a smile said, if it works out, I'm going to take credit. If it doesn't work out, I'm blaming JD. And to be clear, that was state regime media, which calls itself Fox, asking Donald Trump that question and planting that seed in his head.

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Chapter 2: What are the reactions from Republican leaders regarding Vance's role?

65.822 - 88.328 Ben Meiselas

Let's just blame JD for it, Donald. And that's what state regime media was going with all day. I'll show you that in just a moment. Also, Rupert Murdoch had previously told Donald Trump that he Much more would rather have Rubio be in charge of negotiations than J.D. Vance. Trump praised the deal reached with Iran during his visit to the G7 in France.

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88.709 - 100.908 Ben Meiselas

He signed the copy of the MOU tonight at Versailles. I mean, quite literally repeating the Treaty of Versailles, which ended World War I in German humiliation. And that's where Donald Trump signed this.

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Chapter 3: How did Trump respond to the Iran deal negotiations?

100.928 - 130.558 Ben Meiselas

You can't make it up. Trump selected Vance to lead the Iran talks over Rubio. And now Rubio, CIA Director John Ratcliffe, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth are all pointing the finger at JD Vance and saying he's to blame. Also, in Israel, you have Netanyahu and his Mossad basically saying that J.D. Vance is compromised, that J.D. Vance was leaking information from the Mossad to Turkey.

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130.819 - 156.307 Ben Meiselas

They're basically accusing J.D. Vance of being a spy for Turkey and the Arab nations, and they are making a concerted effort to dig up dirt on J.D. Vance to try to destroy his life right now. Let me show you what they're doing on state regime media, which calls itself Fox. You have Brian Kilmeade saying that this terrible deal was the product of J.D.

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156.347 - 174.69 Ben Meiselas

Vance, Steve Witkoff, and Jared Kushner, who just destroyed Donald Trump's legacy. I think Donald Trump destroyed any legacy a long time ago. His legacy will be one of being the most vile piece of trash that ever walked this planet. But here is what...

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Kilmeade had to say, let's play. All I'm going to say is the vice president was here, did a wonderful job on every outlet, including The View. But this is his deal. It's not the president's deal. And it's his deal and Steve Woodcoff and Jared Kushner together.

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Chapter 4: What accusations are being made against JD Vance by Israeli intelligence?

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I just hope they didn't let the president down because the president's putting a lot of stock in them. Right. And he has to. He can't do everything himself. I just hope they didn't let him down.

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196.49 - 209.909 Ben Meiselas

And this is what state regime media, which calls itself Fox, was running with all day. They brought on Ben Shapiro, who said, yeah, JD Vance did not serve Donald Trump well. This is all JD Vance's fault.

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209.929 - 227.175 Ben Shapiro

Here, play this clip. It said this MOU appears to be, just from the text, a disaster that does not achieve any of the actual signal goals that were set by the administration at the beginning. There were effectively five goals that were set by the administration at the beginning. when it was ending the nuclear program, not just nuclear weapons, no nuclear enrichment, zero enrichment.

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227.616 - 241.658 Ben Shapiro

That is not in the deal. Ballistic missiles ended. That is not in the deal. And the president today suggested that ballistic missiles should actually continue to be held by the Iranians because the Saudis, our allies, also hold ballistic missiles. Then you have the support of terrorism. That is not part of the deal.

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241.778 - 253.497 Ben Shapiro

Anything that looks like an attempt to end terrorism, a permanent opening of the Strait of Hormuz toll free. Not only is that not in the deal, the deal appears to have a provision allowing Iran and Oman to attempt to toll the straits after 60 days.

Chapter 5: What does the leaked information say about Vance's connections?

253.797 - 270.743 Ben Shapiro

And then finally, the idea that Iran would receive some sort of sanctions relief after all of those things happen, we are already seeing from day one relief in their ability to ship oil out of Iran. In my opinion, the vice president of the United States, the chief negotiator on this particular project has not well served the president.

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270.763 - 300.554 Ben Meiselas

Notably, Donald Trump, when he was at the G7, forgot J.D. Vance's name. He called him a man, a person, a good person. J.D., here, play this clip. A man, a person, a good person, J.D. made a statement. It was a perfect statement. And here's the moment where you had state regime media, which calls itself Fox, asking Donald Trump about the MOU and saying, you know, are you gonna blame J.D.

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300.594 - 311.889 Ben Meiselas

Vance if it doesn't work out well? And Donald Trump said yesterday, yeah, if it doesn't work out, I'm blaming JD. He says it in that weird kind of demented way of his let's play this clip.

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311.909 - 321.642 Donald Trump

I'd rather, this is a memorandum of understanding. It's very important, but it might not be the kind of a document that I should be signing.

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There's some element to this where you send the vice president If it works out, great. You'll look like a genius for sending him. And if it doesn't work out, it's the vice president.

Chapter 6: How are media outlets portraying JD Vance's involvement?

334.04 - 349.38 Donald Trump

I like that idea. If it works out, I'm going to take the credit. If it doesn't work out, I'm blaming J.D. You better be careful, J.D. He's going to turn his plane around and get the hell out of here. Yeah, I like that idea. I think it's a good idea. Thank you very much, everybody. Thank you.

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349.63 - 362.567 Ben Meiselas

I want to remind you as well that back on April 1st, 2026, Donald Trump also said, if it doesn't go well, I'm going to blame JD. This is from April 1. Let's play this clip as well.

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362.747 - 384.892 Donald Trump

He's working on the deal, right? How's that moving? Is it okay? The big deal? You see it happening? So if it doesn't happen, I'm blaming JD Vince. If it does happen, I'm taking full credit. No, I think it'll be, I think it has to happen.

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Chapter 7: What are the implications of the Iran deal for Trump and Vance?

384.912 - 385.793 Donald Trump

I think they're desperate.

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Chapter 8: What is the future for JD Vance in light of these controversies?

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509.335 - 534.06 Ben Meiselas

And you can see behind Donald Trump when Trump is talking about this deal and Trump is talking about how Iran should be able to have enriched uranium. Iran should be able to have ballistic missiles. They should have everything that other Middle East nations have, Donald Trump saying. You'll see how furious Marco Rubio is behind him. Rubio looks like he is at a funeral.

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534.04 - 541.758 Ben Meiselas

Listen to what Trump is saying, but let's look at Rubio's expression as Donald Trump is blabbering. Let's play this clip.

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541.778 - 565.958 Donald Trump

Sir, you shouldn't let them have any missile. I said, well, what am I going to do? Am I going to let Saudi Arabia have missiles, but they can't have them? Yes, sir. It doesn't work that way, you know. It doesn't work that way. And missiles aren't the problem. Missiles, they hurt a little location, but they don't blow up the planet. So the Gulf nations will address the non-nuclear issues.

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567.22 - 577.311 Donald Trump

We'll be talking about the ballistic missiles and we'll talk also about the terrorist proxies that they have that we don't want that to happen.

577.797 - 601.138 Ben Meiselas

But I want to thank our partners in both Pakistan and... Meanwhile, you have the neocon Netanyahu propagandists. The big right-wing accounts are all saying the following. I could show you hundreds of posts, like thousands of posts. I'll just show you one exemplar. You have this account right over here with the American and Israeli flag in it, AK74STL.

601.118 - 629.124 Ben Meiselas

I stand with Marco Rubio, Hegseth, and every other principled conservative who thinks this deal is complete horseshit. I blame J.D. Vance, Jared Kushner, and Steve Witkoff, weak and pathetic men. I hope Trump comes to realize the disaster that is and how he has been led astray. You have all of the propagandists close to Netanyahu in Israel, his versions of the Sean Hannity, also slamming J.D.

629.184 - 658.791 Ben Meiselas

Vance as the devil. and saying that J.D. Vance managed to manipulate Donald Trump to do this, and Witkoff and Kushner cared more about their own personal business dealings with Arab nations based upon their private equity funds in the region, that they did this over us. Could you believe it? They're traitors. We need Rubio and Hegseth and Ratcliffe to go and push J.D. Vance out.

658.931 - 683.824 Ben Meiselas

That's what you're getting right now. Now, we are hearing this as well. This is what Axios previously reported, and these are the types of leaks coming out right now. At a private dinner in October 2025, Donald Trump asked Rupert Murdoch, can you compare J.D. Vance and Secretary of State Rubio? Murdoch was noticeably warmer toward Rubio. What do you think of J.D.? Trump asked. Well, I think J.D.

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