{"id":2499745,"date":"2025-10-16T16:15:02","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T20:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/podcaster-jennifer-welch-slams-regressed-jd-vance-for-dismissing-racist-chat\/"},"modified":"2025-10-16T16:17:36","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T20:17:36","slug":"podcaster-jennifer-welch-slams-regressed-jd-vance-for-dismissing-racist-chat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/podcaster-jennifer-welch-slams-regressed-jd-vance-for-dismissing-racist-chat\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcaster Jennifer Welch slams &#8216;regressed&#8217; JD Vance for dismissing racist chat"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpodcaster-jennifer-welch-slams-regressed-jd-vance-for-dismissing-racist-chat%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2499745&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Podcast host jennifer Welch criticized Vice President JD Vance for his response to racist messages found in a Telegram chat involving New York State Young Republicans. Welch accused Vance of dismissing the severity of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-here-are-the-10-worst-colleges-for-free-speech\/\" title=\"Report: Here Are The 10 Worst Colleges For Free Speech\">racist content<\/a> and failing to defend his wife, who is of Indian descent, and thier mixed-race children. She suggested that Vance has regressed morally since aligning himself with former President Donald Trump and questioned his commitment to his family and supporters. Welch made these remarks during an appearance on MSNBC&#8217;s *All In with chris Hayes*, which sparked backlash from some Republican politicians who condemned her comments as racially insensitive and called for an apology from the network. The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >debate highlights ongoing tensions<\/a> around race, politics, and public accountability within the Republican Party.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Podcaster Jennifer Welch slams &lsquo;regressed&rsquo; JD Vance for dismissing racist chat<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2373889\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Podcast host <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3389713\/democrats-distance-themselves-transgender-politics-podcast-appearances\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jennifer Welch<\/a> criticized Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3851012\/vance-dismisses-young-republicans-messages-jay-jones-texts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">JD Vance<\/a> for not more seriously condemning a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/orthodox-jews-slam-new-amazon-prime-regulations\/\" title=\"Orthodox Jews Slam New Amazon Prime Regulations\">group chat<\/a> and failing to &ldquo;defend his wife&rdquo; and &ldquo;defend his children.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>When a Telegram chat among New York State Young Republicans revealed to include racist jokes, Vance rebuffed it and instead pointed out that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3842827\/nancy-pelosi-insists-jay-jones-better-person-to-be-attorney-general-despite-text-scandal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">text messages<\/a> from Virginia attorney general candidate Jay Jones were &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3851012\/vance-dismisses-young-republicans-messages-jay-jones-texts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">far worse<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3853621\/white-house-confident-supreme-court-overturn-lower-ruling-rifs\/\">White House confident Supreme Court will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-confident-supreme-court-will-overturn-shutdown-rifs-decision\/\" title=\"White House confident Supreme Court will overturn shutdown RIFs decision\">overturn lower ruling<\/a> on shutdown RIFs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3853699\/senate-heads-home-democrats-dash-john-thune-shutdown-strategy-pentagon\/\">Senate heads home after Democrats dash Thune&rsquo;s latest shutdown strategy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3853624\/trump-hamas-warning-executions\/\">Trump fires warning shot at Hamas over executions: &#8216;We will have no choice but to go in and kill them&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Welch appeared on MSNBC News&rsquo;s <em>All In with Chris Hayes <\/em>Wednesday to call out Vance for his response to messages that included, &ldquo;I love Hitler.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Here&rsquo;s two things about JD Vance. Number one, he used to say Trump is America&rsquo;s Hitler. So he has regressed,&rdquo; Welch said. &ldquo;And number two, he is married to a woman of Indian descent. He has mixed race children. So to all of the MAGA voters out there, if this man will not defend his wife and will not defend his kids, do you think he gives a crap about you or anything to do with you?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Welch was referring to Vance&rsquo;s wife Usha, who was born to Indian immigrant parents. Together, the pair share three children: Ewan, born in 2017; Vivek, born in 2019; and Mirabel, born in 2021.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>According to Welch, Vance &ldquo;regressed&rdquo; when he came under the influence of President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;What I see with JD Vance and all of the people around Trump is the minute they capitulate to him, they give it just an inch. They completely morally collapse,&rdquo; Welch said. &ldquo;Everybody that comes into his orbit becomes a worse person.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share?id=3186598&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=10455&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=0eba325f6ffcc15bc61389e0045e0326\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The segment featuring Welch&rsquo;s comments was subsequently clipped and shared on social media, where politicians reacted to Welch&rsquo;s comments on the Vance family.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This statement about @JDVance&rsquo;s &lsquo;mixed race children&rsquo; showcases the left&rsquo;s unhealthy obsession with race. It&rsquo;s repulsive,&rdquo; Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) wrote on X Thursday. &ldquo;Leave the Vice President&rsquo;s kids alone. MSNBC should apologize.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This statement about <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JDVance?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JDVance<\/a>&rsquo;s &ldquo;mixed race children&rdquo; showcases the left&rsquo;s unhealthy obsession with race<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s repulsive<\/p>\n<p>Leave the Vice President&rsquo;s kids alone<\/p>\n<p>MSNBC should apologize <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IBt7yBmjvG\">https:\/\/t.co\/IBt7yBmjvG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mike Lee (@BasedMikeLee) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BasedMikeLee\/status\/1978804303180562571?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 16, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve seen straight up marxist with less hate in their heart than Jennifer Welch,&rdquo; Rep. Aaron Pilkington (R-AR) said on X.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Ive seen straight up marxist with less hate in their heart than Jennifer Welch <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8kIKDBFGFZ\">https:\/\/t.co\/8kIKDBFGFZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rep. Aaron Pilkington &#127483;&#127462;&#127482;&#127480; (@pilkingtonforar) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pilkingtonforar\/status\/1978658121020002690?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 16, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>A previous staffer to former President Joe Biden, Michael LaRosa, also shared his thoughts. LaRosa served as former First Lady Jill Biden&rsquo;s spokesman.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3851012\/vance-dismisses-young-republicans-messages-jay-jones-texts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>VANCE DISMISSES RESPONSE TO YOUNG REPUBLICANS MESSAGES<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m a lifelong Democrat. This, however, is some truly vile stuff, and yet (sadly) completely expected and now tolerated on MSNBC,&rdquo; LaRosa wrote.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I&#8217;m a lifelong Democrat. This, however, is some truly vile stuff, and yet (sadly) completely expected and now tolerated on MSNBC. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8mEZW2679d\">https:\/\/t.co\/8mEZW2679d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Michael LaRosa (@MichaelLaRosaDC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MichaelLaRosaDC\/status\/1978642959227609437?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 16, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> has reached out to the Vice President for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Podcaster Jennifer Welch criticizes JD Vance for downplaying racist chat<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2631,"featured_media":2499746,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/jd-vance-5.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[32082,65359,23400,65360,65361],"class_list":["post-2499745","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-jd-vance","tag-jennifer-welch","tag-podcaster","tag-racist-chat","tag-regression"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/jd-vance-5.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2499745","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2499745"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2499745\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2499749,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2499745\/revisions\/2499749"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2499746"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2499745"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2499745"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2499745"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}