People Can't Believe What JD Vance Just Said About Being White In America
by Megan Liscomb · BuzzFeedThis weekend, Turning Point USA held its first annual convention since the assassination of Charlie Kirk in September.
Speakers at the event included Erika Kirk, Ben Shapiro, Russell Brand, Nikki Minaj, and Vice President JD Vance.
In his speech, Vance spoke about Christianity as "an anchor of the United States of America."
Vance: The only thing that is truly served as an anchor of the United States of America is that we have been -- and by the grace of god we always will be -- a Christian nation. pic.twitter.com/KHknViYFSx
— Acyn (@Acyn) December 21, 2025
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He also encouraged people to join ICE.
Vance: Do you want faster deportations? So go to ice because we're building an army of patriots and we need good people who care about the country pic.twitter.com/teTKfl5gKr
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But one moment from his speech is going viral because, well, see for yourself:
Vance: In the United States of America, you don't have to apologize for being white anymore. pic.twitter.com/QikIDkXNy5
— Acyn (@Acyn) December 21, 2025
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In response, people are like, "Now, when was that happening???"
When the fuck did you have to? https://t.co/uyMad9lz3I
— O’Shea Jackson Jr (@OsheaJacksonJr) December 22, 2025
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One person posted, "A question for any non-white person: When is the last time someone apologized to you for being white, and how did they word it?"
Another person tweeted, "nobody in the history of this country has ever apologized for being white that's how your dumbass ended up vice president."
Some also called out Vance's comment as an attempt to stoke white resentment. One person tweeted, "Literally never heard of a white person apologizing for being white. I have seen a bunch of racist white people who should apologize for being racists but that wouldn't get you the applause you crave from that crowd."
And Journalist Brian Allen wrote, "This isn’t about dignity or equality. It’s grievance politics dressed up as liberation and it tells you exactly who they think has been 'wronged,' and who they’re trying to mobilize."
🚨JUST IN: JD Vance just said the quiet part out loud:
“In the United States of America, you don’t have to apologize for being white anymore.”
This isn’t about dignity or equality. It’s grievance politics dressed up as liberation and it tells you exactly who they think has been… pic.twitter.com/yOPvW3qW2h
— Brian Allen (@allenanalysis) December 21, 2025
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