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Analysis: Vance walks Trump tightrope with scathing election critique blaming Iran war

Analysis: Vance walks Trump tightrope with scathing election critique blaming Iran war
BBC News Thursday 05 November 2026, 02:33 UTC 1 min read
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The vice-president's blunt assessment of Republican election defeat marked one of the sharpest breaks with a sitting president in recent memory.

The vice-president's blunt assessment of Republican election defeat marked one of the sharpest breaks with a sitting president in recent memory.
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