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JD Vance Says Wife Usha "Has No Plans to Convert" After Faith Remarks Draw Criticism

The vice president posted on X after scrutiny of his TPUSA comments expressing hope his Hindu-raised spouse might one day share his Catholic faith.

Vice President JD Vance takes the stage during a "This Is the Turning Point" campus tour event at the University of Mississippi, in Oxford, Miss., Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
OXFORD, MS - OCTOBER 29: U.S. Vice President JD Vance speaks during a Turning Point USA event where U.S. Vice President JD Vance is expected, at the Pavilion at Ole Miss at the University of Mississippi, on October 29, 2025 in Oxford, Mississippi. The visit marks the first stop on the “This Is the Turning Point” campus tour, led by Kirk’s widow, Erika Kirk. (Photo by Jonathan Ernst-Pool/Getty Images)
Vice President JD Vance speaks during a "This Is the Turning Point" campus tour event at the University of Mississippi, in Oxford, Miss., Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
JD Vance was speaking at a Turning Point USA event at the University of Mississippi on Wednesday.

Overview

  • Vance wrote that Usha "is not a Christian and has no plans to convert," adding that he still hopes she may one day see faith as he does.
  • He said he answered a public question about their interfaith marriage and would not avoid such topics as a national figure.
  • At the University of Mississippi TPUSA event, Vance said he wishes his wife would be "moved" to Christianity but stressed free will and no marital conflict.
  • He noted the couple’s three children are being raised Christian, with two in a Christian school and their 8-year-old having received First Communion.
  • Coverage recalled that Vance converted to Catholicism in 2019 and that Usha previously said she does not intend to convert, describing an interfaith approach at home.