Vice President JD Vance didn’t mince words when responding to racist provocateur Nick Fuentes — and others such as MSNOW host Jen Psaki — over their vile attacks on the second lady. His blunt message was unmistakable: 'Eat s–t.'
“Let me be crystal clear,” Vance said in an interview with UnHerd published Sunday. “Anyone who goes after my wife — whether it’s Jen Psaki, Nick Fuentes, or anyone else — can eat s–t.”
“That’s my official policy as vice president of the United States.”
Vice President JD Vance addresses reporters as second lady Usha Vance stands by his side at Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on September 3, 2025. POOL/AFP via Getty Images
Nick Fuentes addresses a crowd of Trump supporters at a “Stop the Steal” rally inside the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta on November 18, 2020. via REUTERS
Fuentes, a 27-year-old far-right extremist, has repeatedly targeted Vance, branding him a “race traitor” for marrying Usha Vance — the daughter of two Indian immigrants — and unleashing a stream of hateful, demeaning attacks against her.
“Who is this guy, really?” Fuentes scoffed after Vance was chosen as President Trump’s running mate. “Do we really expect that the guy who has an Indian wife and named their kid Vivek is going to support white identity?”
From the opposite end of the political spectrum, Jen Psaki — who previously served as President Joe Biden’s press secretary — sparked backlash in October after suggesting that Usha Vance needed to be “rescued” from her husband.
“I always wonder what’s going on in the mind of [Vance’s] wife. Like, are you OK? Please blink four times. Come over here. We’ll save you,” Psaki said during an appearance on the “I’ve Had It” podcast.
In the same interview, Vance forcefully denounced antisemitism and all forms of racism, drawing a firm line on what he says is unacceptable within the right.
Vice President JD Vance and his wife, Usha Vance, step off Air Force Two on December 16, 2025, at Lehigh Valley International Airport in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Getty Images
Vance didn’t hold back, delivering two blunt words to racist troll Nick Fuentes and others, including MS NOW host Jen Psaki, who have spewed disgusting comments about the Second Lady: 'Eat s–t.' GLYN / BACKGRID
“Antisemitism and all forms of ethnic hatred have no place in the conservative movement,” he said. “Whether you’re attacking somebody because they’re white or because they’re black or because they’re Jewish, I think it’s disgusting.”
His remarks came to light just hours after the Vice President took the stage at Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest, calling out fellow conservatives for publicly targeting names within their own party.
“President Trump did not build the greatest coalition in politics by running his supporters through endless, self-defeated purity tests,” Vance said Sunday.
“I didn’t bring a list of conservatives to denounce or to deplatform,” he continued. “Let me just say the best way to honor [assassinated Turning Point co-founder] Charlie [Kirk] is that none of us here should be doing something after Charlie’s death that he himself refused to do in life.”
The remarks seemed like an unnamed dig at conservative podcaster Ben Shapiro, who had slammed right-wing voices Candace Owens and Tucker Carlson — the latter recently dubbed StopAntisemitism’s 2025 ‘Antisemite of the Year’ after his softball interview with Fuentes.
