In American politics, the vice president is often the one expected to be the White House's attack dog.
You should be ashamed of yourselves.
Every single one of you.
Questions.
J.D. Vance has adopted this role with a fervor we haven't seen in years.
Mr. President, with respect, I think it 's disrespectful for you to come into the Oval Office
and try to litigate this in front of the American media.
And across Europe.
Free speech, I fear, is in retreat.
Most Democrats didn't stand up or clap.
And what a shame that is.
What a sad commentary that is on the Democratic Party.
Scolding allies, trolling critics, doubling down on Trump's election pledges,
including the president's promise of no new wars.
The trouble is that Trump's message has changed.
Launching a war in Iran has exposed some cracks in the Republican coalition.
Vance has long questioned American intervention abroad.
And now he's in the awkward position of being the VP to a president who's launched a war in Iran.
And Trump has said that Vance will be involved in talks to end it.
From the BBC, I'm Asma Khalid in London.