US Vice President JD Vance and Second Lady Usha Vance tour the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the Old City of Jerusalem on October 23, 2025
US Vice President JD Vance and Second Lady Usha Vance tour the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the Old City of Jerusalem on October 23, 2025
US Vice President JD Vance has defended saying that he hopes his wife Usha — who was raised as a Hindu — converts to Christianity.
A fervent Catholic who himself converted in 2019, Vance said on Friday that pushback against his remarks reeks of “anti-Christian bigotry.”
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