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What's on J.D. Vance's mind?

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the israel influence-campaign charge 28% epstein 'we screwed up' admission 20% the 2028 shadow campaign 14% the joe rogan detour 10% everything else 28%

Vance Says Netanyahu's People Are Playing America

The VP accused an Israeli-linked campaign of manipulating US opinion to keep the Iran war running — and the White House wouldn't say if Trump agrees.

Vance says Israeli campaign tried to sway US opinion against Iran diplomacy

Al Jazeera · 2026-07-16

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he's testing whether maga will follow him past the third rail. saying it on a podcast instead of at a podium means he can call it a conversation, not a policy, if the room turns cold

White House won't confirm Trump agreesvery sure · 4 sources

'We Absolutely Screwed Up': Vance Owns the Epstein Rollout

Comer backs him, survivors push backvery sure · 4 sources

The Nomination Is His to Lose, and the Right Is Helping

Vox, WSJ, National Review pile on togetherpretty sure · 4 sources

Three Hours With Rogan, Then a Week of Cleanup

Shapiro, Lahren and Kudlow all criticalvery sure · 4 sources

saturday, july 18

Find out if Trump will say the Israel line out loud too(reported)

Return Senate Republicans' calls before the book tour costs another vote(reported)

Keep saying 'we' about Epstein while meaning Bondi(reported)

Say something extremely normal in public. Anything but ice cream.(safe bet)

rebuilt from the public schedule, pool reports & old habits — the rest is educated guessing

The source

White House avoids saying if Trump agrees with Vance criticism of Israel's reported MAGA influence campaign

news.google.com · 2026-07-18

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