VP Vance defends his interfaith marriage with wife Usha: 'I hope she may one day see things as I do'

Vice President JD Vance on Friday defended his recent comments about hoping his Hindu wife, Usha Vance, will eventually become a Christian, but said he still loves and supports her as his wife regardless.

The vice president made similar comments during a Turning Point USA event in Mississippi on Wednesday, where he stated that he hoped his wife would be moved by the Catholic Church one day. The vice president is Catholic but only converted in 2019 after he got married. 

JD Vance responded to a user on X who accused him of throwing "his wife's religion under the bus," by stating his desire for her to become a Christian, claiming that although he does ultimately hope she will convert, she is still his wife.

“My wife–as I said at the TPUSA–is the most amazing blessing I have in my life," he wrote on X. "She herself encouraged me to reengage 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 added.

Vance previously stated that he and his wife were not religious people when they met and got married. Usha Vance grew up in a Hindu family but one that was not "particularly religious." In fact, he said that when they met, both he and his wife were “agnostic or an atheist.”

The vice president and second lady are raising three children in an interfaith household, but the whole family attends Mass on Sundays. The two oldest children are also enrolled in a Christian school, according to The Hill. 

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

Misty Severi is a news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.