Overview
- In an interview released Tuesday on Scott Jennings’ podcast, the vice president was asked whether conservatives should isolate people espousing antisemitism.
- J.D. Vance answered no to “warehousing” such individuals and said the conservative coalition should reject all ethnic hatred, explicitly naming antisemitism, anti-Black hatred, and anti-white hatred.
- He framed his stance in Christian principles and urged judging people as individuals, adding that the left abandoned that approach long ago.
- The remarks land as conservative groups contend with the reach of figures like Nick Fuentes, and JTA noted Tucker Carlson recently featured conspiracy theorist Ian Carroll, who has voiced antisemitic claims.
- A Heritage Foundation policy analyst criticized Vance’s formulation as inadequate, underscoring unresolved Republican disputes over how to police antisemitism within the movement.