Joy Reid says JD Vance could ditch wife Usha for 'White queen' Erika Kirk to secure MAGA support
Joy Reid mocks Erika Kirk for wearing leather pants and predicts that JD Vance is going to leave Usha for a white woman because it's a "MAGA fairy tale."
— CJ Pearson (@Cjpearson) November 25, 2025
I can only imagine why MSNBC decided they could no longer tolerate giving this vile woman a show.pic.twitter.com/GYUF9EL94Q
WASHINGTON, DC: Former MSNBC host Joy Reid suggested that Vice President JD Vance could ditch his wife, Usha Vance, for "White queen" Erika Kirk, which would be a strategic political move to consolidate conservative bases around him.
Reid speculated that Vance might not be the 2028 heir apparent to President Donald Trump because GOP supporters would not accept someone like Usha Vance as first lady.
Joy Reid says JD Vance is 'throwing his wife under the bus'
Joy Reid said during the 'I’ve Had It' podcast, "They can't have the successor to MAGA be the guy with the Brown Hindu wife. They're also Christian nationalists. That ain't going to work. That's why he's throwing his wife under the bus. Poor Usha. Or she's in on it."
"Playing slap and tickle with Erika Kirk, it's the weirdest s**t I've ever seen," she added. Meanwhile, co-host Jennifer Welch said, "I’ve had it. She's like in her Tammy Faye era."
Meanwhile, Reid said in surprise, "Holding on the back of his head and rubbing on his head", and added that she would be suspicious if a woman held her husband like that, as she referred to how Erika Kirk embraced the VP at a Turning Point event in October.
Talking about Erika Kirk, Reid said, "You not doing that right thing. [You're] supposed to be a widow, you in leather pants? That's not widow wear."
Reid then suggested that Vance ditching his current wife for Erika would be a strategic political move to consolidate the GOP base around him.
She asked, "Wouldn't it be the most perfect fairy tale, MAGA fairy tale, if he finally sees the light that he needs a White queen instead of this Brown Hindu?" adding, "I mean, I'm not saying that's happening, or maybe that Usha is not even in on it."
Notably, Reid's show was canceled in February by MSNBC. She now hosts 'The Joy Reid Show' on YouTube.
Erika Kirk defends her viral JD Vance hug with self-aware joke
Erika Kirk responded to comments on the internet after an intimate onstage hug with Vice President JD Vance, and joked that if she had grabbed his a** she would have gotten "less hate".
On 'The Megyn Kelly Show,' Kirk explained the gesture as her "love language" and also gave a detailed, step-by-step, emotional, personal, and heartfelt account of the moment to the audience.
Erika Kirk addressed the viral photo of her hugging JD Vance, saying she’s just a deeply affectionate person, and intense hugs are part of her love language.
— Shadow of Ezra (@ShadowofEzra) November 24, 2025
She even joked with Megyn Kelly that if she’d grabbed JD Vance’s a** instead, people wouldn’t be nearly as mad. pic.twitter.com/Mbchti3BGS
At a Turning Point USA event on October 29 in Mississippi, Kirk called Vance to the stage after talking about her late husband. After the hug, she pressed her palm softly against the back of his head and said, "God bless you," which, according to her, is a normal thing she does when hugging very close friends.
She remembered the moment in a more peaceful manner than the audience with Kelly, saying that she was in tears and very sad when they hugged.
