Randy Fine says JD Vance is out of step with GOP on Israel amid MAGA tensions

Published July 16, 2026 5:46pm ET



Rep. Randy Fine (R-FL) said Vice President JD Vance is out of step with the Republican Party on Israel, escalating a growing divide inside the MAGA movement after Vance accused elements of the Israeli government of trying to undermine President Donald Trump’s Iran diplomacy. 

Fine, one of Vance’s most outspoken Republican critics, told the Washington Examiner he was “very troubled” by Vance’s recent comments on Joe Rogan’s podcast, where the vice president suggested Israeli officials were working to derail negotiations with Iran, referencing a Time report about a digital influence campaign tied to former Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale.

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