JD Vance spoke about racist attacks on his wife Usha

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Almost immediately after Donald Trump announced JD Vance as his running mate, white supremacists began attacking JD’s wife, Usha Vance, for her Indian heritage and her belief in Hinduism. They denigrated the couple’s biracial children, with a right One expert asks whether “the guy who has an Indian wife” would “support white identity.”

As the racist comments mounted, Trump and Vance remained largely silent on the issue. On Friday, Vance finally acknowledged that his wife was a target – but he stopped short of condemning white supremacy.

“Look, I love my wife so much,” Vance said. said Megyn Kelly on her SiriusXM show. “I love her for who she is. Of course, she’s not white, and we’ve been accused and attacked by some white supremacists because of that. But I just love Usha.” He added that Usha is “such a good mother. She’s such a brilliant lawyer, and I’m so proud of her,” noting that “her experience has given me perspective on how hard it really is for working families in this country.”

This comes at a time when anti-hate organizations like Stop AAPI Hate say they are “observing a dangerous pattern of political leaders, conservative commentators and right-wing extremists openly targeting South Asians.” In response to the comments about his wife, Vance could have denounced white supremacy or educated listeners about multicultural households, which are on the rise in the U.S. Instead, he used his airtime to reinforce his views about how “childless cat ladies” want to ruin everyone’s lives. Sounds right.