Podcaster Jennifer Welch slams ‘regressed’ JD Vance for dismissing racist chat

Published October 16, 2025 3:35pm ET



Podcast host Jennifer Welch criticized Vice President JD Vance for not more seriously condemning a group chat and failing to “defend his wife” and “defend his children.”

When a Telegram chat among New York State Young Republicans revealed to include racist jokes, Vance rebuffed it and instead pointed out that text messages from Virginia attorney general candidate Jay Jones were “far worse.”

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