Overview
- In a new UnHerd interview, Vice President JD Vance said most Americans are not antisemitic, citing figures like 99% of Republicans and 97% of Democrats.
- He argued that what is being labeled as rising antisemitism reflects backlash to a long-standing U.S. consensus on Israel rather than widespread prejudice.
- Vance described Nick Fuentes’s sway on the right as “vastly overstated” and urged focusing on substantive questions about U.S.–Israel policy.
- At Turning Point USA, he declined to issue a categorical condemnation of antisemitism within GOP ranks, emphasizing coalition unity over “canceling.”
- He previously wrote that cutting immigration and promoting assimilation would curb antisemitism, citing Manhattan Institute research that links foreign origin to higher antisemitic sentiment, while analysts warn his framing weakens a bipartisan moral consensus on antisemitism.