PoliticsTrump tells Vance to shift focus from Iran war to US ‘corruption and crime’
Trump has told JD Vance to move his focus away from the Iran war and toward what the headline calls “corruption and crime” in the United States.

Vice President of the United States
Vice President of the United States (2025–)
| Born | 1984-08-02 · Middletown, Ohio |
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| Party | Republican |
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| Education | Ohio State University (BA) Yale University (JD) |
| Occupation | Politician, Author |
| Military service | United States Marine Corps · 2003–2007 · Corporal · 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing · Iraq War |
| Awards | Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal, Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal |
Portrait: Emily J. Higgins · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
The latest five surveys as each pollster published them, compiled by VoteHub (CC BY 4.0) and retrieved 2026-11-13. We only display them — no calculation, weighting or editing. A single survey often reports all adults and registered voters separately, so the same pollster and dates can appear twice; where approve and disapprove add up to less than 100%, the rest were unsure or did not answer.
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Approve | Disapprove |
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| CNN/SSRS2026-09-16 – 2026-09-17 adults · 1,206 | 2026-09-16 – 2026-09-17 | adults · 1,206 | 36% | 63% |
| Global Strategy Group2026-06-04 – 2026-06-08 registered voters · 1,000 | 2026-06-04 – 2026-06-08 | registered voters · 1,000 | 40% | 54% |
| Quinnipiac University2026-05-14 – 2026-05-18 registered voters · 1,106 | 2026-05-14 – 2026-05-18 | registered voters · 1,106 | 39% | 54% |
| Ipsos2026-04-24 – 2026-04-28 adults · 2,560 | 2026-04-24 – 2026-04-28 | adults · 2,560 | 35% | 48% |
| Ipsos2026-04-24 – 2026-04-28 registered voters · 2,059 | 2026-04-24 – 2026-04-28 | registered voters · 2,059 | 39% | 49% |
What this person said on the record, as reported, newest first.

US Vice-President JD Vance called Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed “a very, very evil” person while campaigning for Trump ally Mike Rogers. Vance accused El-Sayed of being divisive and warned him not to mention his wife, while El-Sayed later answered by calling the Trump administration’s policies “evil.” The race has quickly become marked by personal attacks and insults.
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Vice President JD Vance responds to Democratic Michigan Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed’s comments about his wife Usha and family, while also discussing the Iran conflict and other issues.
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Vice President JD Vance said Monday in Michigan that Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed was “very, very evil” and told him to stop invoking Vance’s wife’s name.
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Vice President JD Vance called Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee for Senate in Michigan, “evil” at a campaign rally.
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Vice President JD Vance joins Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin at a Detroit task force briefing to announce federal enforcement actions targeting fraud in the trucking industry.
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JD Vance says the Iran conflict has shifted into a new phase, while Gen. Jack Keane weighs potential military courses for the United States.
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Vice President JD Vance discusses on “The Will Cain Show” how the Republican Party can counter support for socialism by improving people’s lives rather than relying on slogans.
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Vice President JD Vance described the Trump administration’s crackdown on fraud, citing alleged schemes involving gender-transition procedures and fraudulent marriages involving Chinese nationals.
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Vice President JD Vance discusses what he presents as the threat posed by socialism. He also addresses how the Trump administration is working to protect American manufacturing. Vance makes the remarks on ‘The Ingraham Angle,’ alongside other political topics highlighted by the program.
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Trump has told JD Vance to move his focus away from the Iran war and toward what the headline calls “corruption and crime” in the United States.

Donald Trump again changed course in his approach to the war with Iran, saying on social media that the US does not need a deal with Tehran and ordering Vice President JD Vance to turn his attention elsewhere.
Donald Trump said the US is no longer seeking a deal to end the war with Iran and told JD Vance to turn his attention to domestic politics. Trump claimed the US had Iran’s money and the Strait of Hormuz. The move effectively normalises the stalemate and sidelines Vance from his vice-presidency’s main foreign-policy challenge.

Vice President JD Vance speaks at a Small Business Administration event launching a week recognizing American entrepreneurs and small businesses.

Although Vance was reported to have reservations about the war on Iran, he stayed in office as the administration pursued it.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he would back Vice President JD Vance if Vance runs for president. Rubio declined to say whether he is considering a 2028 presidential bid of his own.
In a CNN interview, Michigan Democratic senator-elect Abdul El-Sayed said he wants to investigate Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over FDA and CDC staffing cuts that he says contributed to food recalls. He also discussed his first Senate priorities and Vice President JD Vance swearing him in.

The Republicans’ generational collapse in this week’s midterm elections triggered a wave of finger-pointing, largely directed at the White House, and exposed deep divisions within the party. The headline says Vance has broken with Trump over Iran and Israel.

An AP file-photo caption says Vance believed Republican voters who supported Trump in 2024 had turned against the party over the Iran war.

President Trump said on November 4 that the Iran war raised oil prices and contributed to Republican losses in the midterm elections. The report also says Michigan Democratic candidate Saeed won and will become the first Muslim U.S. senator; a Beijing designer is watching the results, while a Taiwan political scholar expects no major shift in U.S.-Taiwan relations despite changes in Congress.
