JD Vance erupts over 'disgusting' claims he threw wife Usha’s Hindu faith 'under a bus'

WASHINGTON, DC: Amid rising concerns over Vice President JD Vance and second lady Usha Vance, JD Vance has dismissed viral claims involving him and his wife. 

He described the comments as “disgusting” and reaffirmed that his wife is a blessing in his life. He also explained why he hopes his wife will embrace Christianity. The controversy began after the vice president mentioned that he hopes his Hindu-raised wife, Usha, will one day embrace Christ while discussing their family’s faith journey.

JD Vance defends his hope that Usha will embrace Christianity

According to JD Vance’s post on X shared with his 4.8 million followers, he defended his recent TPUSA remarks, in which he expressed hope that his wife, Usha, might one day convert to Christianity.

He slammed the viral claims surrounding his comments, saying, “What a disgusting comment, and it's hardly been the only one along these lines.”

Vance then shared a detailed post in three sections. In the first section, he wrote, “First off, the question was from a person seemingly to my left, about my interfaith marriage. I'm a public figure, and people are curious, and I wasn't going to avoid the question."

In the second section, he described what his Christian faith teaches him, “Second, my Christian faith tells me the Gospel is true and is good for human beings. My wife--as I said at the TPUSA--is the most amazing blessing I have in my life. She herself encouraged me to reengage with my faith many years ago.”

He added, “She is not a Christian and has no plans to convert, but like many people in an interfaith marriage--or any interfaith relationship--I hope she may one day see things as I do.”

He reassured, “Regardless, I'll continue to love and support her and talk to her about faith and life and everything else, because she's my wife.”

In the final section, he wrote, “Third, posts like this wreak of anti-Christian bigotry. Yes, Christians have beliefs. And yes, those beliefs have many consequences, one of which is that we want to share them with other people. That is a completely normal thing, and anyone who's telling you otherwise has an agenda."

JD Vance's 'Hindu phobia' controversy explained

The controversy around JD Vance and his wife, Usha, started on Wednesday, October 29, when he joined Erika Kirk at a Turning Point USA event in Mississippi, held in honor of the organization’s founder, Charlie Kirk, who was shot and killed in September 2025.

During the event, Vance took questions from the audience. One person asked about his marriage to Usha. The couple married in an interfaith ceremony in Kentucky in 2014.

Vance replied, “I would consider myself an agnostic or an atheist and that’s what I think she would have considered herself as well.”

He added, “Now, most Sundays, Usha will come with me to church… Do I hope eventually that she is somehow moved by the same thing that I was moved in by church? Yeah, I honestly do wish that because I believe in the Christian Gospel, and I hope eventually my wife comes to see it the same way.”

Many criticized his comments.The Times of India, the nation’s third-largest newspaper and the world’s biggest-selling English-language daily, said Vance “came across as ‘Hindu-phobic.’”

The issue gained more attention after a post by Ezra Levant, a Canadian media personality. Levant wrote, “It’s weird to throw your wife’s religion under the bus, in public, for a moment’s acceptance by groypers,” prompting Vance to respond publicly on Friday morning.