(FILES) US President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance listen to a repoerter's question after Trump signed an executive order on fraud in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, on March 16, 2026. US Vice President JD Vance said on November 4, 2026, that the Iran war had doomed Republicans in the midterm elections, moving to distance himself from the unpopular conflict ahead of a possible 2028 White House run. "The reason we lost is the war. The president himself said so last night," Vance said in a lengthy post on X -- apparently referring to President Donald Trump's remarks that the Iran war was "part of it" but that it was still justified. The Democratic wave in Tuesday's midterms has raised major questions over Vance's previous status as the frontrunner for the Republican nomination in the 2028 presidential election. He has not yet formally declared that he will run. (Photo by ANNABELLE GORDON / AFP via Getty Images)