WATCH: JD Vance talks about his 'biracial' family, says he was taught not to 'see skin color'

Republican VP candidate JD Vance opened up about marrying his wife Usha Chilukuri Vance, who isn’t 'the same skin color' as him
PUBLISHED SEP 28, 2024
JD Vance talked about his upbringing in America in the late 90s (Drew Hallowell/Getty Images)
JD Vance talked about his upbringing in America in the late 90s (Drew Hallowell/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC: James David Vance, better known as JD Vance, praised the values instilled in him by his beloved country and talked about his journey to the Christian faith.

During his town hall appearance for evangelist Lance Wallnau in Monroeville, Pennsylvania, the Republican vice presidential candidate opened up about his wife, Usha Chilukuri Vance, whose parents are Indian immigrants.

“I met this person that I thought was the most beautiful, most lovely, smartest, kindest human being in the entire world," James said, adding, “And because I grew up in a country that didn’t teach us to see skin color, first and foremost, I fell in love with a person who wasn’t the same skin color as me, and that’s a cool thing that could only happen in the United States of America.”



 

JD Vance says his and Usha Vance's biracial children are Americans

The Republican leader made the statement during a question-and-answer session with pastor Jason Howard, founder of Sanctuary, a church in the Pittsburgh area.

“I think because I’ve got biracial children, and I’m sometimes asked by reporters, they’ll say, ‘Well, do you think your children should be Indian, or do you think they should be White?’ And I’ll say, ‘I think they should be American, because that’s what unites us together as a common family,’” James explained.

CINCINNATI, OH - MAY 3:  Republican U.S. Senate candidate J.D. Vance and his wife Usha Vance reacts
JD Vance praised his wife Usha Vance as the 'most beautiful, most lovely, smartest, kindest human being in the entire world' (Getty Images)

JD Vance on embracing Christianity

JD Vance, during the session, also shared how he was skeptical of Christianity, and the people who practiced it. However, his outlook changed after meeting Usha Vance, and getting baptized in 2019, reported CNN.

“I wanted to be a good husband to this woman I had fallen in love with, and I wanted to be a good father to the babies that I knew we were going to eventually have," Donald Trump's running mate said.

"And when you start asking yourself, ‘What do I need to do to be not a successful person, but a good person, to be a good husband and father?’ I kept on returning to the faith of Mamaw,” James added, referring to his grandmother, who played a major part in raising him amid her mother’s addiction struggles.

The Republican vice presidential candidate is set to debate his rival, Tim Walz, on Tuesday, October 1, on CBS at 9 pm ET.

The one-and-half-hour event will be moderated by Norah O’Donnell, the outgoing anchor of 'CBS Evening News', and Margaret Brennan, host of 'Face the Nation' in New York City.

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