US Vice President J.D. Vance, who is under fire for his remarks on his wife, Second Lady Usha Vance’s religion, clarified on Friday that she is not a Christian and that she had no plans to convert.
He, however, expressed hope that Usha may “one day see things as I do”.
Vance’s latest remarks came in response to several social media posts condemning his earlier comment, made on Wednesday, that he would like his Indian-origin Hindu wife to convert to Christianity.
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”.
Vance termed the post disgusting and said it's hardly been the only one along these lines.
What a disgusting comment, and it's hardly been the only one along these lines.
— JD Vance (@JDVance) October 31, 2025
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.
Second, my… https://t.co/JOzN7WAg3A
“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 said in the response.
“Second, my Christian faith tells me the Gospel is true and is good for human beings. My wife--as I said at the TPUSA--is the most amazing blessing I have in my life. She herself encouraged me to re-engage with my faith many 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. Regardless, I'll continue to love and support her and talk to her about faith and life and everything else, because she's my wife,” he said.
Vance made the initial comments on Wednesday, when he was confronted by a South Asian woman over his faith and his inter-religion marriage to Usha, as well as over the Trump administration's policies on immigration.
"... I've told her, and I've said publicly, and 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 in by 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," he had said.
"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,” he had further remarked.
You learn a lot about a man’s character by watching how he reacts when his own family is unfairly targeted.
— THE SKIN DOCTOR (@theskindoctor13) October 30, 2025
Usha grew up in a devout Hindu household, her own words, spoken multiple times, including with JD Vance sitting right beside her (second video). She has always identified… pic.twitter.com/dJYmxlmqUS
