Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) defended his wife from attacks on her Indian roots as the 2024 presidential campaign heats up.

During an interview with CBS’s Face the Nation, the Ohio senator said he wished his wife’s critics would “just keep their mouth shut, or at least focus on me.” Usha Vance has faced backlash from white supremacists after former President Donald Trump tapped her husband to be his running mate.