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JD Vance Clarifies Remarks on Interfaith Marriage, Says Wife Has No Plans to Convert

He turned to X to clarify her position after questions about his comments at a campus event.

Overview

  • Vance wrote on X that his wife, Usha, is not a Christian and has no plans to convert, though he hopes she may one day share his faith.
  • He said he loves and supports her and cited free will in explaining how they navigate faith differences.
  • His clarification followed an Oct. 29 Q&A at a Turning Point USA event at the University of Mississippi in Oxford.
  • He said the couple raises their three children Christian; the family attends Mass, two children attend a Christian school, and their 8-year-old recently received first communion.
  • Reaction online ranged from criticism that he minimized her Hindu identity to support for sharing one’s beliefs, and he described some of the pushback as anti-Christian bigotry.