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Vance walks Trump tightrope with scathing election critique blaming Iran war

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The vice-president's blunt assessment of Republican election defeat marked one of the sharpest breaks with a sitting president in recent memory.

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  1. BBC News United Kingdom Vance walks Trump tightrope with scathing election critique blaming Iran war The vice-president's blunt assessment of Republican election defeat marked one of the sharpest breaks with a sitting president in recent memory. 4 h ago · Tier 2
  2. BBC News World United Kingdom Vance walks Trump tightrope with scathing election critique blaming Iran war The vice-president's blunt assessment of Republican election defeat marked one of the sharpest breaks with a sitting president in recent memory. 3 h ago · Tier 2

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