Vice President JD Vance has doubled down on his claim that America requires a "common language," prioritizing English as an essential tool for social cohesion. The comments follow a firestorm of outrage from progressives after he previously said it was "totally acceptable" for people to want neighbors who "speak the same language" and not want "strangers" living next door.
Vance addressed the backlash in a post on X, confirming his position. He said, "You need a common language, and in America, that language is English."
The controversy started when Vance spoke on a right-wing podcast in October about cultural backgrounds in neighborhoods. He said, "I want to live next to people who I have something in common with. I don’t want to live next to four families of strangers."
He gave a common-sense example to explain why a common language is necessary for a neighborhood to function. Vance asked, "How do you borrow a cup of sugar? Resolve disagreements? Have a nice conversation?"
The MAGA leader then attacked the political Left for attempting to shut down the conversation. He claimed that the far-Left has become “so deranged on immigration that they're attacking people for wanting to be able to speak to their neighbours."
Progressives immediately attacked Vance, accusing him of hypocrisy because he is married to a Hindu-Indian woman. His critics pointed to a viral 2024 Thanksgiving family photo that included more than 20 "brown people," which they claimed undermined his "America First" promise.
The political Left is further enraged after right-wing podcaster Nick Fuentes mocked the family image with racist and xenophobic comments.