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Vance says he has disagreed with Trump on the Iran war but insists they are 'aligned'

He spoke on the Sean Spicer Show on Friday, Oct. 16, when pressed on Tucker Carlson's attacks on Trump over the war.

Vice President JD Vance said he has disagreed with President Trump over the Iran war but that the two are "aligned," the Washington Examiner reports. He described his role in the Oval Office as questioning the war's strategic case, which is nearing its eighth month. The Examiner's account names no disputed decision.

On the record:

  • On the disagreement: "Even if you disagree with him on that one issue, you can have that disagreement. And I think I have had that disagreement."
  • On his role: "You can't just go to war because it feels good." He said he is always asking how a step serves a goal the U.S. cares about, and what the costs and trade-offs are.