JD Vance uses ‘beautiful’ wife Usha to defend Trump against racist tag despite ex-POTUS’ Nick Fuentes ties

WASHINGTON, DC: Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance claimed former president Donald Trump could not be tagged a racist despite his past connection with white supremacist Nick Fuentes.

To substantiate his argument, the Ohio Senator cited the "quality time" the 45th president spent with his "beautiful" wife, Usha Vance, whose parents immigrated from India, as per The Daily Beast.

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In an interview with ABC's Jonathan Karl on Sunday, August 11, the host pointed out the racist remarks Fuentes spewed at his wife last month. The far-right streamer in his podcast asked, "What kind of a man marries somebody named Usha? Clearly, he doesn't value his racial identity, his heritage."

Trump hosted Fuentes, who is known for his racist content, along with rapper Ye, previously known as Kanye West, at Mar-a-Lago in November 2022.

JD Vance defends Donald Trump over his past association with Nick Fuentes

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Mentioning Donald Trump's dinner with the white supremacist a year and a half ago, Jonathan Karl noted that the former president has not fully denounced Nick Fuentes yet.

“Trump still hasn’t given a full-throated denouncement of this guy,” Karl said. “I mean, he’s a white supremacist.”

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Vance jumped to the MAGA spearhead's defense, saying he has "issued plenty of condemnations on this". At the time, the ex-president said that his guest's remarks "wouldn't have been accepted" if expressed during the dinner.

"The one thing I like about Donald Trump, Jon, is that he actually will talk to anybody," Vance claimed.

"But just because you talk to somebody doesn't mean you endorse their views. And look, I mean Donald Trump spent a lot of quality time with my wife. Every time he sees her, he gives her a hug, tells her she's beautiful, and jokes around with her a little bit."

Trump revamped his racist rhetoric last month by questioning his new Democratic rival, Vice President Kamala Harris' racial identity during a panel at the National Association of Black Journalists convention. He argued Harris, who is biracial, leaned into her Indian heritage earlier and embraced her Black identity only recently. The vice president was born to a Jamaican father and an Indian mother.

Further into the interview, Vance said that he was worried about the "ridiculous attacks" but not about Trump, adding it was something one commits to when entering politics.

"I wish people would keep it focused on me. But, whatever. They're going to say what they're going to stay. My wife's tough enough to handle it, and that's a good thing," he added.

Internet slams JD Vance for defending Donald Trump's association with Nick Fuentes

Netizens labeled JD Vance a "coward" for defending Donald Trump by citing his behavior with Usha Vance, despite the ex-president not denouncing Nick Fuentes.

"He’s such an off-putting weirdo," a user said.

"So vance does have a meaningful place on trumps ticket…protect trumps lies and explain trumps positions, on everything," another opined.

"Vance: Trump's nice to my wife, so his white supremacist buddies are cool? That's not a defense, that's a hostage situation," read a third response.

"@JDVance’s kids will someday ask him a series of very uncomfortable questions. 'Why didn’t you defend mom?'" an individual wrote.

"These are the same people who get outraged because a black rapper gets invited to a function at the White House," a fifth user chimed in.

"JD Vance makes it pretty clear in this clip that though he doesn't like white supremacists making racist attacks against his wife, he really doesn't want to denounce them very strongly because he also wants their votes and support," someone else wrote.

"JD Vance like most Republican politicians are cowards when it comes to their wives. Just like Ted Cruz or Mitch McConnell," read one remark.

"I just don’t understand how any man who truly loves and respects his wife can do this, keep making excuses for things Donald Trump says or does that end in attacks on their wives. I just don’t get it," one user said.

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