Trump jokes that Vance will take blame if Iran peace deal falls apart: ‘I like that idea’

Published June 17, 2026 2:07pm ET | Updated June 17, 2026 3:03pm ET



President Donald Trump closed a press conference at the G7 summit on Wednesday joking that he liked the idea of Vice President JD Vance receiving the blame if a nuclear deal with Iran fails.

Fox News’s Peter Doocy asked Trump whether sending Vance to Geneva, Switzerland, to sign the memorandum of understanding on Friday gives him a scapegoat in case the negotiations fall apart. The president previously said it was unlikely that he would extend his European trip to attend the signing himself.

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