VP JD Vance Faces GOP Backlash Over Yemen Airstrike Skepticism

Leaked Signal chat and media scrutiny expose divisions in Republican foreign policy and raise questions about Vance's alignment with traditional party views.

Vice President JD Vance's skepticism about U.S. airstrikes on Houthi rebels, revealed in a leaked Signal chat, has drawn criticism from seven anonymous Republican senators.
Vance argued the strikes primarily serve European interests and could lead to higher oil prices, a stance some GOP lawmakers labeled isolationist and inconsistent with U.S. priorities.
The Jewish Insider article reporting the criticism included a factual error, later corrected, which wrongly attributed the deaths of three U.S. service members to the Houthis.
Vance publicly condemned the article and its editor, calling it a 'hit piece' and criticizing the use of anonymous sources, while MAGA-aligned figures defended his America First stance.
The controversy has intensified debates within the Republican Party over interventionist versus non-interventionist foreign policy directions, highlighting internal divisions ahead of the 2028 election cycle.