Overview
- Vance’s declaration drew raucous applause from the Turning Point USA audience, which commentators said embraced the line most enthusiastically.
- In the same speech, he said, “In the United States of America, you don’t have to apologize for being white anymore.”
- He accused the left of being “drones who take their orders from George Soros,” a trope MS NOW notes is frequently tied to antisemitic attacks.
- Analyses cite Thomas Jefferson’s “wall of separation” and John Adams’ 1797 assertion to argue the Constitution establishes a secular government.
- Commentators describe the remarks as part of Vance’s effort to position himself as Donald Trump’s heir within the MAGA movement.