JD Vance meets with conservative radio host critical of his Israel stance

Vice President JD Vance met with conservative radio host Sid Rosenberg at the White House on September 17, 2026, as part of an outreach campaign to mend ties with Jewish Republicans. Rosenberg, a vocal critic of Vance's foreign policy, left the meeting expressing optimism. The meeting followed Vance's controversial remarks at the All-In Summit, where he asserted that Donald Trump is willing to part ways with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and that U.S. policy must not be subservient to Israel.

Vance-Rosenberg White House meeting

• ▪Sid Rosenberg stated that he was surprised to receive the meeting invitation from JD Vance's team and left the September 17, 2026 meeting feeling optimistic about Vance's stance on Israel.
• ▪A spokesperson for JD Vance stated that the meeting was arranged because the two were unable to meet during the Republican Jewish Coalition Leadership Summit in Las Vegas.
• ▪Vice President JD Vance met with conservative radio host Sid Rosenberg at the White House on September 17, 2026, following Rosenberg's public criticism of Vance's positions on Israel.

Vance criticism of Israel policy

• ▪JD Vance's brokering of a temporary ceasefire agreement with Iran in June 2026 angered some pro-Israel factions and Republican donors who favored sustained fighting to achieve regime change in Iran.
• ▪During a virtual address at the All-In Summit on September 15, 2026, JD Vance stated that Donald Trump is willing to part ways with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu when American and Israeli interests differ.
• ▪At the All-In Summit on September 15, 2026, JD Vance declared that the United States cannot let its Middle Eastern foreign policy be subservient to the state of Israel.

Jewish Republican outreach efforts

• ▪JD Vance planned to host a Shabbat dinner as part of a broader outreach effort to mend ties with Jewish Republicans and conservative donors.
• ▪Pro-Israel campus activist Shabbos Kestenbaum characterized JD Vance's planned Shabbat dinner as a considerable outreach effort to the American Jewish community.

Rosenberg's political influence

• ▪Sid Rosenberg stated that Secretary of State Marco Rubio is his first choice for the 2028 Republican presidential nomination, though he would support JD Vance if Vance wins the primary.
• ▪Sid Rosenberg, a friend of Donald Trump, hosts the New York City-based political radio show "Sid & Friends in the Morning" on WABC.

Rosenberg's controversial remarks

• ▪Sid Rosenberg apologized to New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani in March 2026 after calling Mamdani an "America hating, Jew hating, Radical Islam cockroach."
• ▪Sid Rosenberg retracted an apology he made for calling New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani "a terrorist," stating that he was correct to use the term.

Debatable claims

• ▪The US was right to broker the June 2026 temporary ceasefire with Iran
• ▪The Trump administration should be willing to part ways with Benjamin Netanyahu