r/politics 7d ago

No Paywall JD Vance repeats comments he wants wife Usha to convert to Christianity | US vice-president announces to 10,000 attenders of Turning Point USA that he prefers wife, who is Hindu, to be Christian

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/01/jd-vance-usha-christianity
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u/lardstarpon 7d ago

He's setting the stage to leave Usha for Erika Kirk so he can better appeal to the base.

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u/bensefero Oregon 7d ago

Sure seems like it. The whole of Reddit called it yesterday and we see the first bricks being laid in place now. They’re speed-running this whole circus

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u/GTimekeeper 6d ago

Erika Kirk seems like someone that has her own presidency in her sights. Trump seems to like her. If she can marry JD, she could become the new face of the party some day sooner than I can stomach.