Vance accuses media of trying to ‘drive a wedge’ between him and Trump over Iran

Published March 16, 2026 5:46pm ET



Vice President JD Vance dressed down the media during an Oval Office event with President Donald Trump on Monday, accusing them of “trying to drive a wedge between members of the administration, between me and the president.”

Trump and Vance portrayed a unified front on the Iran war at the White House on Monday, after a report emerged that the vice president, well known for his noninterventionist views, was “skeptical” about the decision to strike Tehran.

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