Joe Scarborough questioned if JD Vance was “really that stupid” after the vice president decided to blame the war in Iran for Republicans’ historic midterm election losses.
“The nerve of JD Vance getting out there and blaming it all on the Iran war when he helped lose his own state,” the “Morning Joe” host said on his show Thursday, one day after Vance’s rant.
Scarborough pointed out that Vance defended “the most vile campaign ad that any of us, not only on this channel, but many on Fox News and many Republicans also say is the most vile advertisement they’ve ever seen in their life,” referencing Vance backing Vivek Ramaswamy’s disgusting attack ad against his opponent, who soundly defeated him.
Instead of pointing the finger at the Iran war, Scarborough said Vance is at fault because people in border states realized he “supports the brutalization of Hispanics, the beating of Hispanics, the killing of Hispanics because he’s done absolutely nothing to stop that.”
“The extinction-style event in Texas. Really? You think that’s Iran?” the host questioned.
“You think that’s what’s happening in the border counties that went from deep, deep blue to dark, dark red to deep, deep blue in two years. Are you really that stupid?” Scarborough said. “That’s not a rhetorical question. I’m curious.”
Many on X felt similarly to Scarborough, questioning Vance’s decision to blame Iran and pointing out why his party really failed: