Vice President JD Vance broke his silence late Wednesday morning on the blue tsunami that completely wiped out Republicans across the country on Election Day, blaming the drubbing squarely on the war in Iran.

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“In the next few months, there’s going to be a lot of gaslighting. Expect to hear any number of establishment politicians say the solution to our woes is amnesty,” Vance posted on X.

Vice President JD Vance broke his silence late Wednesday morning on the blue tsunami that completely wiped out Republicans across the country on Election Day, blaming the drubbing squarely on the war in Iran. Tom Brenner/POOL Getty Images North America via AP

“But anyone pushing amnesty is lying to you. The reason we lost is the war,” he added. “The president himself said so last night. 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.”

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Despite the generationally bad election results, Vance stressed that he remains “hopeful about our country” and urged disaffected Republicans to “take that energy into electing Republicans who share your worldview.”

“To the people who are just pissed at the results, you should be. Let’s take that anger and get back to the work of saving our country,” he continued.

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