Vance becomes public face of Trump’s contested Iran deal
What's new: The White House dropped plans for Vance to attend a Switzerland signing ceremony with Iranian leaders.
Vice President JD Vance has emerged as the chief public defender of President Donald Trump’s memorandum of understanding with Iran, taking the lead at the White House as the agreement draws resistance from Republicans in Washington. Vance brushed off Trump’s remark that he could be blamed if the deal fails, calling it a joke, but his role has put him at the center of a politically fraught debate inside the party. Late Thursday, the White House said Vance would not travel to Switzerland for a planned signing ceremony, at least for now. The BBC reported that Vance also criticized Israel’s response to the agreement more sharply than Trump has in recent days.