Midterm Rout, No Regrets: Trump Says Iran War Was Worth Losing Congress

US President Donald Trump speaks during a tour of the White House Ballroom on Wednesday.

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday agreed with Vice-President JD Vance's assessment that the Iran war was a major factor behind the Republican Party's losses in the midterm elections, but insisted the military campaign was necessary and worth the political cost.

Speaking on Wednesday at the construction site of his planned White House ballroom, Trump said Vance was "largely true" in attributing the party's poor performance to the war.

"I think it's largely true because it drove the gasoline up a little bit short term," Trump said when asked about Vance's remarks.

But he defended the decision to go to war, saying he would make the same choice again. "At the same time, if I had it to do again, I'd have to do it again because long term, it's the only answer," he said. "You can't let Iran have a nuclear weapon."

Asked whether the war had been worth the electoral losses, Trump replied: "I do. I mean, well, you have no choice."

Vance had earlier acknowledged the political consequences of the conflict in a lengthy social media post, saying the reason for the…

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