JD Vance called 'pathetic' over absurd defense of wife Usha Vance following white supremacist attacks

WASHINGTON, DC: Republican Vice President candidate JD Vance issued an absurd defense of his wife, Usha Vance, over white supremacist attacks. 

She was targetted over her Indian heritage after Donald Trump named the Ohio senator as his running mate before he was slated to be officially nominated at the Republican National Convention, as per HuffPost. 

JD Vance fails to condemn white supremacist attacks targeting Usha Vance

During an interview with Megyn Kelly on Friday, July 26, JD Vance said, "Look, I love my wife so much. I love her because she’s who she is. Obviously, she’s not a White person and we’ve been accused — attacked by some white supremacists over that."

He continued, "But I just, I love Usha. She’s such a good mom, she’s such a brilliant lawyer and I’m so proud of her."

While he acknowledged the white supremacist remarks against his wife, he did not outright condemn them. 

Many far-righters targeted Usha, a child of Indian immigrants, for her ethnicity following the Ohio senator's nomination to the Republican ticket.

After Trump made his announcement, prominent white supremacist Nick Fuentes remarked, "Who is this guy, really? Do we really expect that the guy who has an Indian wife and named their kid Vivek is going to support white identity?"

Fuentes was reportedly present during Trump’s explosive dinner with Kanye West at Mar-a-Lago. 

Stop AAPI Hate, a nonprofit organization formed to counter injustice against Asian Americans an

d Pacific Islanders, reported to Politico that they saw a flood of racist remarks as Usha was thrust into the spotlight following the Republican National Convention. 

They said, "We are seeing a dangerous pattern of political leaders, conservative commentators, and far-right extremists blatantly targeting South Asians."

Even though Trump picked the senator as his VP, Usha was not always a supporter of the former president. A friend of hers told The Washington Post that she was appalled by Trump's apparent influence on the Capitol Hill insurrection. 

The friend said, "Usha found the incursion on the Capitol and Trump’s role in it to be deeply disturbing. She was generally appalled by Trump, from the moment of his first election."

Internet grills JD Vance as he fails to condemn white supremacist attacks on wife Usha Vance

Netizens were quick to call out JD Vance for failing to condemn the white supremacists for attacking his wife, Usha Vance. 

An X user wrote, "Honestly this is such a weird way to respond to white supremacist attacks on your Indian American wife. Pathetic," while another added, "Wow, such a feckless way to defend your family. Giving Ted Cruz vibes."

A person stated, "Who prepares this guy for media," whereas someone else mentioned, "Imagine having to defend your wife being Indian to your constituents…because they care about that kinda thing?"

"Yikes. Usha, are you seeing this? He isn’t going to protect you from white supremacists," noted another person, with one more saying, "He talks about his wife like someone talks about their delivery driver. 'Oh I love them, they're great.'"

"This was a perfect opportunity for him to scream and get mad in defense of his wife, and he didn’t do it," pointed out an individual.

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