Trump jokes he’ll blame Vance if Iran deal doesn’t work out

President Trump joked Wednesday that he will blame Vice President Vance if the preliminary deal with Iran falls through. 

“I like that idea, sure,” Trump said when asked by Fox News’s Peter Doocy if his vice president would take the fall if the deal fails.

“If it works out, I’m going to take the credit. 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,” he joked. 

Asked why he wasn’t planning to attend the signing of the memorandum of understanding Friday, Trump said he might — but added he wasn’t sure it was “the kind of document I should be signing.”

Throughout the press conference, Trump sought to lower expectations over the durability of the preliminary agreement with Iran on Wednesday and left the door open to striking Iran if the country’s........

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