President Donald Trump said he does not disagree with an assessment by JD Vance that the Iran war, rising costs and Israel ties contributed to Republican losses in the midterm elections, according to a Fox News report.
Fox News reported that the assessment named three factors: the Iran war, rising costs and Israel ties. The outlet's summary describes these factors as contributing to Republican losses in the midterm elections, but it does not specify which races or contests were involved.
Fox News described Trump's response in a single summary sentence, and that summary is the only account of the remarks available for this story. The summary does not include the exact words Trump used or the full text of Vance's assessment.
The Fox News headline uses the verb fueled, while the summary uses the verb contributed. The two wordings describe the same general point about the causes of the losses, but the summary is the more restrained of the two.
The Fox News item lists no named author in the material reviewed for this story. No other outlet's report on the remarks was among the materials provided for this account.
The account of Trump's position therefore rests on the Fox News report alone. The American Intelligencer has not independently confirmed the remarks or the assessment described in that report.
Sources: Fox News: Trump says he doesn’t disagree with Vance that Iran war fueled GOP losses.