"She Is Not Christian, Has No Plans To Convert": JD Vance On Wife Amid Row

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".

31 Oct 2025, 15:35 · NDTV

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Vance termed the backlash over his interfaith marriage comments "disgusting"
He said discussing his interfaith marriage was his responsibility as a public figure
He condemned what he called "anti-Christian bigotry" and defended sharing Christian beliefs publicly

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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.

One of the posts on X said, 'It's weird to throw your wife's religion under the bus, in public, for a moment's acceptance by groypers." Replying to this specific post, Vance 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.

He condemned the post and wrote that it wreaked of "anti-Christian bigotry".

"Yes, Christians have beliefs. And yes, those beliefs have many consequences, one of which is that we want to share them with other people. That is a completely normal thing, and anyone who's telling you otherwise has an agenda," he added.

What JD Vance Said At Turning Point USA Event

At a Turning Point USA event in Mississippi on Wednesday, Vance said, "Now, most Sundays, Usha will come with me to church. As I've told her, and as I've said publicly, and as I'll say now in front of 10,000 of my closest friends -- do I hope, eventually, that she is somehow moved by the same thing that I was moved by in church? Yeah, I honestly do wish that because I believe in the Christian gospel and I hope eventually my wife comes to see it the same way".

However he added, "But if she doesn't, then God says everybody has free will, and so that doesn't cause a problem for me. That's something you work out with your friends, with your family, with the person that you love."

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