Mehdi Hasan calls Vance's remark hypocritical given his in-laws
Mehdi HasanJournalist; founder, Zeteo
Mehdi Hasan called Vance's remark hypocritical, noting Vance's Indian-American in-laws.
“He just accused his own in-laws of making America dirtier. Truly disgusting man. No principles or values whatsoever.”
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Was JD Vance right to call America “dirtier”?
At the Republican midterm convention in Dallas on September 10, 2026, Vice President JD Vance said supporters had been called racist for noticing that the country was becoming “dirtier and poorer and less safe and less prosperous.” The case documents the statement, its immediate context, and attributed interpretations of its meaning.
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Hasan's own post reacting to Vance's convention remark, quote-posting a video clip (@Acyn).
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Posted to X on September 11, 2026, quote-posting a video clip of Vance's remark.
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The post was widely reposted and echoed across social media in the days that followed.
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Hasan directly and sharply criticizes Vance's remark as hypocritical and disgusting, an express condemnation, consistent with the case's other documented reactions.
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