{"id":2615306,"date":"2026-06-17T16:22:59","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T20:22:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-jokes-that-vance-will-take-blame-if-iran-deal-fails\/"},"modified":"2026-06-17T16:24:55","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T20:24:55","slug":"trump-jokes-that-vance-will-take-blame-if-iran-deal-fails","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-jokes-that-vance-will-take-blame-if-iran-deal-fails\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump jokes that Vance will take blame if Iran deal fails"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-jokes-that-vance-will-take-blame-if-iran-deal-fails%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2615306&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Donald Trump made a lighthearted comment at the G7 summit, joking that Vice President JD Vance might be blamed if negotiations with Iran regarding a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-considers-more-sanctions-in-iran-if-diplomacy-towards-nuclear-deal-fails\/\" title=\"White House considers more sanctions in ... if diplomacy towards ... fails\">nuclear deal fail<\/a>. When asked if Vance&#8217;s travel to Switzerland to sign an agreement might serve as a scapegoat, Trump agreed, suggesting that if the deal succeeds, Vance would take the credit, but if it falls apart, Vance would be blamed.Trump also discussed the ongoing negotiations, expressing confidence in the deal and referring to it as the \u201cTrump deal,\u201d while rejecting comparisons to the 2015 Obama-era agreement. Despite some skepticism about finalizing the agreement, the White House proceeded with releasing details, indicating progress toward an understanding that involves sanctions relief for Iran in exchange for limitations on its nuclear program. Trump indicated a flexible approach, suggesting Iran might retain its ballistic missiles and enriched uranium without immediate removal, emphasizing the potential for swift action if necessary.the president appeared optimistic but uncertain about the deal\u2019s finalization.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> closed a press conference at the G7 summit on Wednesday joking that he liked the idea of Vice President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jd-vance\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"7658\">JD Vance<\/a> receiving the blame if a nuclear deal with <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"100\">Iran<\/a> fails.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fox News\u2019s Peter Doocy asked Trump whether sending Vance to Geneva, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/switzerland\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"3465\">Switzerland<\/a>, to sign the memorandum of understanding on Friday gives him a scapegoat in case the negotiations fall apart. The president previously <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4609002\/trump-g7-iran-mou\/\">said it was unlikely<\/a> that he would extend his European trip to attend the signing himself.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4613001\/read-iran-mou-deal\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>READ IN FULL: The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/read-in-full-the-14-point-peace-agreement-with-iran\/\" title=\"READ IN FULL: The 14-point peace ... with ...\">14-point peace agreement<\/a> with Iran<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4612945\/trump-jd-vance-iran-peace-deal\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump jokes that Vance will take blame if Iran peace deal falls apart: \u2018I like that idea\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4612931\/trump-iran-deal-keeping-ballistic-weapons\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump leaves door open to Iran keeping ballistic weapons<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIs there some element to this where you send the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-defector-emails-pipeline-to-obama-admin-seen-as-currency\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden Defector Emails: &#039;Pipeline&#039; to Obama Admin Seen as &#039;Currency&#039;\">vice president<\/a>?\u201d Doocy asked. \u201cIf it works out, great, you look like a genius for sending him, and if it doesn\u2019t work out, it\u2019s the vice president.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump responded: \u201cI like that idea. Sure.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis way, if it works out, I\u2019m going to take the credit,\u201d Trump continued, prompting laughter from the crowd. \u201cIf it doesn\u2019t work out, I\u2019m blaming JD. You better be careful, JD. He\u2019s going to turn his plane around and get the hell out of here. Yeah, I like that idea. I think it\u2019s a good idea.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earlier on Wednesday, Trump cast some doubt about whether the MOU, which gives the two sides 60 days to hammer out the technical details of a nuclear agreement, will be signed on Friday. But the White House is moving ahead with releasing details to the public, and on Wednesday, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >senior administration officials read<\/a> out each line of the understanding to reporters.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump appeared comfortable owning the contents of that deal, which would reopen the Strait of Hormuz and promise sanctions relief in exchange for unspecified restrictions on Iran\u2019s nuclear program. At one point in the press conference, he called it the \u201cTrump deal\u201d and rejected criticism that it was no better than the one former President Barack Obama negotiated in 2015. But Trump has also endured criticism for keeping its contents shrouded in secrecy for days and front-loading concessions to Iran while the nuclear elements are worked out.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4612446\/trump-iran-deal-friday-doubt\/\">TRUMP CASTS DOUBT ON LANDING IRAN DEAL FRIDAY: \u2018YOU NEVER KNOW\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At one point, Trump appeared open to letting Iran keep its ballistic missiles and downplayed the need to destroy or remove Iran\u2019s enriched uranium quickly.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNobody can get it, so it\u2019s not important that we do it quickly, but we could do it fairly quickly,\u201d Trump said. \u201cNobody can do it. And if they do, we\u2019ll hit them with [Patriot missiles], that\u2019s all.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump jokes Vance will take blame if Iran deal fails<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2658,"featured_media":2615307,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26168623983560.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[81338,5548,5894,3634],"class_list":["post-2615306","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-irandeal","tag-jokes","tag-politics","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26168623983560.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2615306","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2658"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2615306"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2615306\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2615310,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2615306\/revisions\/2615310"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2615307"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2615306"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2615306"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2615306"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}