{"id":169230,"date":"2026-04-28T05:42:54","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T03:42:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/?p=169230"},"modified":"2026-04-29T06:39:29","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T04:39:29","slug":"spricka-i-trumps-krets-vance-bromsar-hegseths-krigslinje","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/a-rift-in-trumps-circle-vance-puts-the-brakes-on-hegseths-hardline-stance\/","title":{"rendered":"Crack in Trump's circle - Vance slows Hegseth's war line"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A clear rift has opened in the Trump administration. While Secretary of War Pete Hegseth paints a picture of control and victory, JD Vance warns that the US is depleting its weapons stockpiles and risks being drawn deeper into a protracted war.<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An internal tug-of-war over the US war policy has now come to the surface, reports <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/national-security\/2026\/04\/iran-war-vance-hegseth-trump\/686905\/?gift=kPTlqn0J1iP9IBZcsdI5IXiY_yjZO5Bt1JuI3dL_Ut8&amp;utm_source=copy-link&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=share\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Atlantic<\/a><\/strong>. Information suggests that Vice President <strong>JD Vance<\/strong> for a long time questioned both the Pentagon leadership and the Secretary of War <strong>Pete Hegseth<\/strong>s assessments and how the war with Iran is described to President Donald Trump. This makes the news bigger than a simple policy announcement, it's about a rift at the top of American power.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Vance questions the war line<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vance has reportedly warned on several occasions that the Pentagon's picture is incomplete. This applies both to Iran's remaining military capabilities and to the rate at which US missiles and munitions are being used up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sources with insight say that Vance sees risks that are not openly disclosed, while Hegseth continues to describe the situation in more optimistic terms. Thus, Vance increasingly appears to be the voice of caution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Warns that the US is weakening<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mr. Vance's concerns are not just about Iran, but about the long-term strength of the US. He reportedly points out that high missile consumption could affect preparedness against China, Russia and other future threats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vance has also reportedly reacted to the fact that Iran still has significant military capabilities left, despite talk that it is close to being eliminated. This reinforces the impression that he is questioning a more offensive line that could drag the US deeper into conflict.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Balanced voice in a tense situation<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the same time, Vance has publicly avoided directly attacking Hegseth. When he does speak about the Secretary of War, he responds that \u201dPete Hegseth is doing an excellent job.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That makes the rift all the more remarkable. The criticism does not come through open brawling, but through Vance taking a more restrained line behind the scenes. To many, he therefore appears as a balanced voice in a situation where others are pushing for further escalation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The power game can grow<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What started as an internal disagreement is now seen as a larger tug-of-war over the US way forward. Should the line be continued military pressure - or greater caution to avoid another protracted war?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Right now, there are many indications that Mr. Vance is trying to pull things in the latter direction. And as costs rise, his line may gain more weight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The rift in Trump's circle is growing. JD Vance warns of empty weapons stockpiles and questions the war line - now the Pentagon and Secretary of War are under pressure<\/p>","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":169235,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[207,1520,205],"tags":[182,5997,5537,186],"class_list":["post-169230","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-utrikes","category-stor","category-nyheter","tag-donald-trump","tag-j-d-vance","tag-pete-hegseth","tag-usa"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/169230","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/28"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=169230"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/169230\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/169235"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=169230"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=169230"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=169230"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}