All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg · Tuesday, September 15, 2026
Vice President JD Vance acknowledged constituent frustration regarding the administration's involvement in a Middle East war and persistent inflation. He defended the president's actions as responsible for protecting energy markets from Iranian interference, stating the alternative would be a worldwide energy crisis.
“So so Jason, I understand that and I certainly hear from people and what I would say is, first of all, we invite people into the coalition who disagree with us. You don't have to agree with us on every single issue. But on the war specifically, what I would say is, look, the president came in and yes, he wanted to keep the United States out of foreign entanglements. He also said that he was committed to Iran not having a nuclear weapon.”
“Now, all that said, despite the fact that we did accomplish a substantial destruction, not just of their nuclear program, but also the Iranian conventional military, we've seen the Iranians shooting at commercial shipping, even in the midst of peace negotiations. And I think the president has actually done the responsible thing here, which is to try to ensure that world energy markets despite Iranian terrorism continue to get that flow of oil and gas.”
“And on the inflation, Jason, I, I think we've made a lot of progress. To my point earlier, Rome wasn't built in a day. But, you know, under the Biden administration, we had inflation, I think, at 9.5% annualized. That's the highest rate in about 48 years. Three and a half percent is still too high, but you've seen substantial progress.”