Vice President JD Vance appears to reject criticism of far-right figures including Tucker Carlson and Candace Owens, while minimizing US antisemitism, claiming it is a “real backlash” against the country’s foreign policy.
Vice President JD Vance downplayed American antisemitism, claiming only a tiny percentage of Americans are genuinely anti-Jewish, while arguing that what is often portrayed as antisemitism is in fact a “real backlash” against American support for Israel.
The vice president waded into the ongoing debate inside the American right over the controversial positions staked out by far-right commentators, including Tucker Carlson and Candace Owens, in two separate appearances over the past few days.
On Friday, Vance was interviewed by the media site UnHerd, which published the interview on Monday.
