Overview
- Responding to a student at a University of Mississippi event, Vice President J.D. Vance said he hopes his Hindu‑raised wife might one day see Christianity as he does.
- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi called the remarks deeply disappointing, arguing they feed a climate of rising prejudice against Hindu and Indian‑American communities.
- Vance later clarified that his wife, Usha, is not a Christian and does not intend to convert, while noting their children are being raised in the Christian faith.
- In posts on X, Vance defended the exchange as part of an interfaith marriage grounded in mutual respect and accused some critics of anti‑Christian bigotry.
- Advocacy groups and commentators expanded the debate into political and interfaith circles, with critics such as Ezra Levant calling the comments disrespectful toward Hinduism.