{"id":15288,"date":"2026-04-10T07:08:51","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T07:08:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xstorynews.com\/?p=15288"},"modified":"2026-04-10T07:08:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T07:08:51","slug":"pence-rips-trump-for-assessing-u-s-foreign-policy-during-saudi-trip%e2%ac%87%ef%b8%8f%e2%ac%87%ef%b8%8f","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xstorynews.com\/?p=15288","title":{"rendered":"Pence Rips Trump For Assessing U.S. Foreign Policy During Saudi Trip\u2026\u2b07\ufe0f\u2b07\ufe0f"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former Vice President\u00a0<strong>Mike Pence<\/strong>\u00a0has intensified his ideological conflict with\u00a0<strong>Donald Trump<\/strong>, highlighting a deep rift within the\u00a0<strong>Republican Party<\/strong>\u00a0over global leadership.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-15289\" src=\"https:\/\/xstorynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/451503780_1021241782891020_6406735715621912125_n-2-259x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"259\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xstorynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/451503780_1021241782891020_6406735715621912125_n-2-259x300.jpg 259w, https:\/\/xstorynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/451503780_1021241782891020_6406735715621912125_n-2.jpg 593w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 259px) 100vw, 259px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>During an appearance on\u00a0<strong>NBC News\u2019 \u201cMeet the Press,\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Pence<\/strong>\u00a0criticized\u00a0<strong>Trump\u2019s<\/strong>\u00a0recent dismissal of\u00a0<strong>Western-led nation-building<\/strong>\u00a0efforts in the\u00a0<strong>Middle East<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>He argued that the former president\u2019s rhetoric does a \u201cdisservice\u201d to\u00a0<strong>U.S. veterans<\/strong>\u00a0who served in\u00a0<strong>Iraq<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>Afghanistan<\/strong>, asserting that their contributions remain a vital part of\u00a0<strong>America\u2019s<\/strong> strategic legacy.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The dispute stems from\u00a0<strong>Trump\u2019s<\/strong>\u00a0speech in\u00a0<strong>Riyadh<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Saudi Arabia<\/strong>, where he attributed the modernization of the region solely to local leaders while bashing past\u00a0<strong>American<\/strong>\u00a0foreign policy. 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