US Vice President JD Vance addressed criticism over his comments on wife Usha’s religion, and said that she is not a Christian and does not plan to convert. In an irate post on X, Vance called the backlash “disgusting” and said that although he acknowledged the question about his interfaith marriage as a personal one, he was not going to avoid it being a “public figure”.
The clarification comes after the Republican leader was condemned for saying that he would like if his Indian-origin, Hindu-raised wife could convert to Christianity. He also said that she joins him and their children at church, as they are being raised as Christians.
He explained himself in the social media post through three pointers.
“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”, he wrote.
In the second part of his post, Vance said that it is through Christianity that he knows the Gospel is good for human beings. He clarified that it was his wife who encouraged him to “reengage” with his faith years ago.
“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 said.