LOADING ERROR LOADINGWASHINGTON — As President Donald Trump’s war against Iran approaches its four-week mark, two Republicans who could seek to succeed him in the White House have grown curiously quiet about it: Vice President J.D. Instead, the most frequent public advocate for the war appears to be Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who has made multiple appearances on television. Bessent is necessarily out there because while the war is a national security issue, its ramifications are very much economic. via Associated PressState Department spokesman Tommy Pigott, in what has become a standard Trump administration tactic, personally attacked HuffPost’s reporter and said: “A ridiculous question debunked by a basic internet search. I think Vance and Rubio have been doing enough.”On that point, even Democrat Axelrod agreed.

Source: Huffington Post March 25, 2026 20:38 UTC