2 min readUpdated: Nov 5, 2026 06:28 PM ISTUS President Donald Trump and Vice President J D Vance. (Source: AP)The 2026 US midterm elections have dealt a major blow to President Donald Trump and Republicans, with Democrats winning control of both the Senate and the House of Representatives.Hours after the defeat, Trump said he was unsure whether Vice President JD Vance would run for president in 2028. Speaking to reporters at the White House on Wednesday, Trump said he had spoken with Vance after the election results but did not know what his plans were.“Speaking about a lot of things. We’ll see what happens. You don’t know who is talking about running. Maybe a lot of people are running. Maybe nobody is going to run. Maybe he won’t run. I don’t know who is going to run,” Trump said when asked about Vance’s presidential ambitions.Trump on Vance:Maybe he won’t run, I don’t know.I wouldn’t have done anything differently in regards to the war. https://t.co/vW6uyoXWaT— Open Source Intel (@Osint613) November 4, 2026 The president also defended his handling of the Iran war, saying he would not have done anything differently.After the midterms, the Vice President in his X post wrote, “The reason we lost was the war”. Arguing that the conflict had cost the party control of Congress. He also pointed to inflation, the rising cost of living, the administration’s ‘America First’ agenda and US ties with Israel as factors that influenced voters.“If you’d like to argue it was worth it, that losing the Senate for the next 6 years was worth it, then do so…Argue it was a worthwhile cost to pay. Agree or disagree, that’s at least honest,” Vance wrote.The vice president said some voters who had supported Trump and Vance in the 2024 presidential election switched their support to Democrats in the midterms. He also questioned whether the political cost of the war had been worth it, pointing to the loss of Republican control of the Senate.© IE Online Media Services Pvt LtdThe Express Global Desk at indianexpress.com which delivers authoritative, verified, and context-dri... Read MoreStay updated with the latest - Click here to follow us on InstagramTags:donald trumpAdvertisementLoading Recommendations...AdvertisementAdvertisement