Vice President JD Vance was criticized after he slammed previous presidents as “dumb” for how they handled past conflicts in the Middle East.

Vice President JD Vance has attempted to draw a distinction between Donald Trump ’s attack on Iran and George W Bush ’s War on Terror by arguing that “back then, we had dumb presidents.” Speaking to Kristen Welker on NBC’s Meet the Press on Sunday morning,

Many Israelis were taken back when a visibly angry President Trump expressed his dismay over Israel’s continued bombing of Iran shortly after he had announced he’d secured a ceasefire deal.

Vice President JD Vance outlined what he called the “Trump doctrine” in a speech praising the president’s foreign policy at a Republican Party event in Ohio, describing a three-step approach that relies on diplomacy backed by “overwhelming” military power.