Vice President Vance Briefs Members of the Media, 18 June 2026

JD Vance closed today’s briefing with the following message: “You have seen people within Bibi's cabinet have attacked the deal and personally attacked the President of the United States. My message to them would be twofold. Number one: Donald J. Trump is the only head of state…

— Mary Margaret Olohan (@MaryMargOlohan) June 18, 2026

… in the entire world who is sympathetic to the nation of Israel at this moment in time. And he happens to be the head of state of the world superpower. If I was in the cabinet of the Israeli government, I might not be attacking the only powerful ally that I have anywhere left in the entire world. And to some of these cabinet members in Israel who are attacking the president of the United States, the other thing I would say is that over the last three months, 2/3 of the defensive weapons that have protected your homeland have been built by American hands and paid for by American tax dollars. The problem for Israel is not Donald J. Trump. And anybody in Israel who thinks their biggest problem is the President of the United States needs to wake up and smell the reality of the situation that country is in."