Raven-Symoné tells Vance 'no one asked if you were gay'
Raven-SymonéGuest host of ABC's The View
On The View, guest host Raven-Symoné says no one asked Vance whether he was gay, says Republicans keep using gay and vegan as slurs, and calls Vance's line a dad joke that did not land.
“Also, JD Vance, no one asked if you were gay. You're literally just saying it out of nowhere, which makes me go, hmm.”
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JD Vance questions James Talarico's internet search history; Jake Tapper says Vance twisted Talarico's words
At the Republican National Committee's midterm convention in Dallas on September 10, 2026, and at a rally in Tyler, Texas, on October 13, Vice President JD Vance suggested that the internet search history of James Talarico, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Texas, would be disturbing, pointing to Talarico's comments about transgender children. Asked about it by reporters on October 13, Vance said people who say what Talarico has said "tend to have some pretty unusual search histories," and added that he was "just guessing." At the Tyler rally he also told a supporter he loved him "in a totally platonic way," adding, "I'm the vice president, not James Talarico." CNN's Jake Tapper said Vance had twisted a Talarico statement expressing compassion for trans kids, and MS NOW's Joe Scarborough called the remark disgusting.
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Segment from the October 15, 2026, broadcast of ABC's The View, posted on the program's YouTube channel. The hosts play Vance's reply to a supporter at the Tyler rally and discuss it; guest host Raven-Symone responds at about 03:16.
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The View played Vance's comment on the tarmac while campaigning for Ken Paxton, "I'm the Vice President, not James Talarico", and a host asked whether that kind of personal attack would sway voters.
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She went on to say Republicans keep using gay and vegan as slurs and called Vance's line "a dad joke that did not land very well".
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The reference point is Vance's remarks about Talarico's internet search history and sexuality. Raven-Symoné criticizes Vance's line about Talarico, saying it came out of nowhere and that using gay as a slur is outdated, so we labeled it Condemned. The closest competing label is Challenged the characterization; it loses because she criticizes the joke itself rather than disputing a description of it.
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Read the full caseJoe Scarborough calls Vance's search-history remark disgusting
“That is disgusting. You're disgusting because he's going back to a time five years ago, maybe six years ago, whatever.”Read statement
Jake Tapper says Vance twisted Talarico's words about trans kids
“It's worse than that. A Talarico statement in the past in which Talarico was trying to express compassion for trans kids was twisted by the vice president into, well, this.”Read statement
Vance says people who talk like Talarico have 'unusual search histories,' then says he is guessing
“He says a lot of weird stuff, and I think typically people who say stuff like that tend to have some pretty unusual search histories. Maybe he doesn't, just guessing, but I wouldn't want to see it.”Read statement
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