Vance’s bad week: vice-president risks becoming face of two Trump foreign policy failures
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Vice President JD Vance faces scrutiny after Iran war talks failed and a key ally was removed from power.
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Vice President JD Vance experienced a challenging week, with two significant foreign policy objectives failing to materialize. Talks aimed at ending the war in Iran collapsed, and Hungarian leader Orbán, a key ally, was removed from power. These setbacks for "Maga aims" occurred after President Donald Trump had privately joked about blaming Vance if the Iran negotiations failed. The developments risk positioning Vance as the public face of these foreign policy failures for the Trump administration. This situation underscores the administration's stance that it does not reward failure.
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