副总统万斯（JD Vance）周三表示，特朗普政府正在进行的与伊朗的战争是共和党在周二中期选举中大幅失利的原因，在此期间，民主党夺回了对国会两院的控制权。
但当被问及万斯的评论时，唐纳德·特朗普总统仍然致力于正在进行的军事行动，尽管他“在很大程度上”同意万斯关于战争对选举的影响。
副总统在一篇冗长的社交媒体帖子中写道，“我们失败的真正原因对几乎所有人来说都是显而易见的。”
“我们失败的原因是战争，”万斯谈到特朗普政府与伊朗的持续冲突。＂总统本人昨晚也这么说了。＂
万斯说，他与民意调查人员交谈过，他们告诉他，许多在2024年投票给特朗普的人在这次选举中转向了民主党，因为他们“愤怒”。
美国广播公司新闻选民调查发现，全国约有十分之四的众议院选民表示，他们对当今国家的发展方式感到愤怒，类似比例的人表示不满。
“如果你想争辩这是值得的，在接下来的6年里失去参议院是值得的，那么就这样做吧。认为这是值得付出的代价。同意或不同意，那至少是诚实的。但是大家都知道我们为什么会输。任何关于我们何去何从的坦诚对话都必须从那里开始，”万斯写道。
副总统过去曾公开支持战争，并抨击总统在这个问题上的批评者。
特朗普在竞选活动中经常表示，战争和上涨的天然气价格是阻止伊朗拥有核武器的“小小代价”。
周三在白宫的一次活动中，当被问及万斯的评论时，特朗普称这些评论“基本属实”，但他为自己攻击伊朗的决定进行了辩护，他过去就这样做过。
“如果让我再做一次，我会再做一次，因为从长远来看，这是唯一的答案，”特朗普告诉记者。“你不能让伊朗拥有核武器。”
特朗普说，他从一开始就知道万斯对战争的看法。
“我知道他对此的感受。我觉得-我觉得挺好的。是的，我认为这很好，”特朗普在谈到万斯的社交媒体帖子时说。“我进去的时候就知道了，我们阻止了他们拥有核武器，他们永远也不会拥有核武器。”
当被问及他是否觉得这场战争值得时，特朗普说值得。
“我愿意。是啊。我的意思是，嗯，你别无选择，”他说，后来又补充道，“我可以告诉你，就那场战争而言，我不会做任何不同的事情。”
ABC新闻对众议院选民的投票调查发现，全国选民更关注其他因素，包括生活成本，而不是伊朗战争。
尽管伊朗战争导致油价上涨，但选民们表示，他们对生活成本的担忧不仅仅局限于加油站的收入。
选民调查发现，全国59%的众议院选民表示他们“非常关注”医疗费用。
大约十分之六的美国众议院选民表示，联邦政府应该在帮助美国人获得医疗保健方面发挥更大的作用，55%的人表示，特朗普政府的政策使他们的医疗保健成本更高。根据选民投票，只有10%的人说特朗普政府改善了他们的医疗费用。
特朗普的关税也让典型的美国家庭每年花费近1000美元。
万斯在他的《X邮报》上说，一位身份不明的民意调查者告诉他，他们的“经济信息在最后阶段不够敏锐。”
万斯认为，共和党人并没有因为特朗普2024年选民的投票率而失败，称他们“出现了”，但根据一名民意调查者的说法，这些美国人“很生气，并计划投票给其他人。”
他还声称共和党的投票率“没有一个州是灾难性的。”
“主要问题是，许多在2024年投票给特朗普／万斯的人在2026年投票给了民主党人，”副总统说。
在全国范围内，34%的美国众议院选民表示，伊朗战争对他们的投票“至关重要”，而49%的人表示生活成本也是如此，55%的人表示政府腐败对他们的投票至关重要。
Vance blames Iran war for Republicans＇ midterms defeat． Trump says he would ＇do it again＇
Vice President JD Vance said Wednesday that the Trump administration＇s ongoing war with Iran was to blame for Republicans＇ massive losses in Tuesday＇s midterm election， during which Democrats reclaimed control of both chambers of Congress．
But President Donald Trump， asked about Vance＇s comments， remained committed to the ongoing military action despite ＂largely＂ agreeing with Vance about the impact of the war on the election．
The vice presidentwrote in a lengthy social media postthat ＂the real reason we lost is obvious to almost everyone．＂
＂The reason we lost is the war，＂ Vance said of the Trump administration＇s ongoing conflict with Iran． ＂The president himself said so last night．＂
Vance said he spoke with pollsters who told him that many people who voted for Trump in 2024 switched to the Democrats in this election because they were ＂angry．＂
The ABC News Voter Poll found about 4 in 10 House voters nationally said they were angry about the way things were going in the country today and a similar share were dissatisfied．
＂If you＇d like to argue it was worth it， that losing the Senate for the next 6 years was worth it， then do so． Argue it was a worthwhile cost to pay． Agree or disagree， that＇s at least honest． But everyone knows why we lost． And any honest conversation about where we go from here must start there，＂ Vance wrote．
The vice president in the past has publicly been supportive of the war and slammed the president＇s critics over the issue．
Trump often suggested on the campaign trail that the war， and inflated gas prices， were ＂a small price to pay＂ to prevent Iran from having a nuclear weapon．
Asked about Vance＇s comments during an event at the White House on Wednesday， Trump called them ＂largely true，＂ however he defended his decision to attack Iran， which he has done in the past．
＂If I had it to do again， I＇d have to do it again because long term， it＇s the only answer，＂ Trump told reporters． ＂You can＇t let Iran have a nuclear weapon．＂
Trump said he knew Vance＇s view of the war from the beginning．
＂I know how he feels about it． I think it was -- I think it was fine． Yeah， I thought it was good，＂ Trump said of Vance＇s social media post． ＂I knew that when I went in， and we stopped them from having a nuclear weapon， and they will never have a nuclear weapon．＂
Asked if he felt the war was worth it， Trump said he did．
＂I do． Yeah． I mean， well， you have no choice，＂ he said， later adding， ＂I can tell you that， as far as that war is concerned， I would have done nothing differently．＂
ABC News＇ Voter Poll of House voters found that voters nationally were more focused on other factors， including the cost of living， than the Iran war．
Nationally， 34% of U．S． House voters said that the war in Iran was ＂crucial＂ to their vote， while 49% said the same about the cost of living and 55% said government corruption was crucial to their vote．
Although the Iran war has led to rising gas prices， voters have said that their concerns over the cost of living weren＇t just limited to their receipts at the pump．
The Voter Poll found 59% of House voters nationally saying they were ＂very concerned＂ about the cost of healthcare．
About 6 in 10 U．S． House voters said that the federal government should play a bigger role in helping Americans get healthcare and 55% said the Trump administration＇s policies have made their healthcare costs worse． Just 10% said the Trump administration has improved their healthcare costs， according to the Voter Poll．
Trump＇s tariffs have also been costing the typical American household almost $1，000 a year．
Vance said in his X post that an unidentified pollster told him that their ＂economic messaging wasn＇t sharp enough down the stretch．＂
Vance argued that Republicans were not failed by turnout among Trump 2024 voters， saying they ＂showed up，＂ but that those Americans， according to a pollster， were ＂pissed and planning to vote for the other guys．＂
He also claimed of Republican turnout that ＂in no state was it catastrophic．＂
＂The main problem is that many people who voted for Trump／Vance in 2024 voted for Democrats in 2026，＂ the vice president said．
