President Donald Trump closed a press conference at the G7 summit on Wednesday joking that he liked the idea of Vice President JD Vance receiving the blame if a nuclear deal with Iran fails.Fox News’s Peter Doocy asked Trump whether sending Vance to Geneva, Switzerland, to sign the memorandum of understanding on Friday gives him a scapegoat in case the negotiations fall apart. The president previously said it was unlikely that he would extend his European trip to attend the signing himself.“Is there some element to this where you send the vice president?” Doocey asked. “If it works out, great, you look like a genius for sending him, and if it doesn’t work out, it’s the vice president.”
Trump responded: “I like that idea. Sure.”
“This way, if it works out, I’m going to take the credit,” Trump continued, prompting laughter from the crowd. “If it doesn’t work out, I’m blaming JD. You better be careful, JD. He’s going to turn his plane around and get the hell out of here. Yeah, I like that idea. I think it’s a good idea.”
Earlier on Wednesday, Trump cast some doubt about whether the MOU, which gives the two sides 60 days to hammer out the technical details of a nuclear agreement, will be signed on Friday. But the White House is moving ahead with releasing details to the public, and on Wednesday, senior administration officials read out each line of the understanding to reporters.
