U.S. Vice President JD Vance arrives on Air Force Two at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., February 26, 2026, after a trip to Wisconsin. Matt Rourke/Pool via REUTERS
Vice President JD Vance caught heat on Monday night after defending the Trump administration's "objectives" in Iran following the strikes over the weekend.
Vance joined "Jesse Watters Primetime" on Fox News to discuss the administration's decision to strike Iran on Saturday morning. Watters asked how Americans can be sure that the operation won't turn into another War on Terror, which dragged on for decades without a clear end in sight.
Vance's comments raised eyebrows among some political analysts and observers.
"What's so different about this is that the president has clearly defined what he wants to see in Iran," Vance said. "There is just no way Donald Trump is going to allow this country to get into a multi-year conflict with no end in sight and no clear objective."
Analysts and observers reacted on social media.
"We’ve already gone to war and Trump hasn’t defined a damn thing," political writer Polly Sigh posted on X.
"Even Mollie Hemingway isn’t buying this," writer Shannon Last posted on X, referring to a far-right writer for The Federalist.
"Oh JD, we are all going to remember this when you run for President," political commentator DJ Omega posted on X.
VP Vance says Iran is different than Afghanistan and Iraq because: the president has clearly defined what he wants to accomplish… He's not gonna let his country go to war unless there's a clearly defined objective pic.twitter.com/ZeurMt3n5d
— Acyn (@Acyn) March 3, 2026