Vance courting disgruntled Trump voters to form ‘new right’ alliance after Republican bloodbath, sources say

Vice President JD Vance is trying to assemble a fresh coalition of unhappy Trump voters with the 2028 cycle in mind, Fox News Digital has learned, after Republicans suffered heavy midterm losses. Vance publicly split from President Donald Trump on the Iran war and on the U.S. relationship with Israel, and used a Wednesday post to lay the defeat at the feet of the conflict. He noted that Trump himself had acknowledged as much the night before, and he challenged anyone who thinks the war justified losing the Senate for six years to make that case openly.

Vance also said a pollster he rates highly had identified four steps to win back voters: end the Iran war, concentrate on living costs and inflation, put America first, and change the relationship with Israel. A Trump administration official told Fox News Digital these steps are Vance's appeal to a "new right," a bloc aligned with the original America First movement, which favors avoiding foreign conflicts, affordability for families and secure borders. That official added that such voters also see Trump as too close to Israel. Separately, two sources gave differing descriptions of a Wednesday White House meeting on post-election messaging.

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