J.D. Vance brushed off Laura Loomerā€™s racist comments, despite being married to an Indian American woman.

J.D. Vance would apparently rather protect Donald Trumpā€™s decision to pal around with self-described ā€œproud Islamophobeā€ and 9/11 conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer than stand up for his own wife.

Trump has been seen withĀ Loomer several times over the last couple of weeks, with the pair getting eyebrow-raisingly close (Trumpā€™s hand has been spotted in the small of Loomerā€™s back) while Melania Trump has largely remained out of the limelight. Loomer attended a 9/11 memorial service with Trump and also accompanied him to the presidential debate.

In an interview Sunday with NBC News, Vance was asked directly about his and his wife Usha Vanceā€™s opinions on some of Loomerā€™s overt racism, including her claim that Vice President Kamala Harrisā€™s ascendency to the Oval Office would make the White House ā€œsmell like curry.ā€ But Vance wouldnā€™t take a stand against the alt-right ally.

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ā€œDo I agree with what Laura Loomer said about Kamala Harris? No, I donā€™t,ā€ Vance continued. ā€œI also donā€™t think that this is actually an issue of national import. Is Laura Loomer running for president? No. Kamala Harris is running for president, and whether youā€™re eating curry at your dinner table or fried chicken, things have gotten more expensive thanks to her policies.ā€


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    This is wildly racist, and also full of shit. She went to a historically black university, joined a black sorority, and has always been open about her dual Black/Indian heritage.

    Your racist talking points arenā€™t going to land here, fuckhead.

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      That was meant to be parody exaggerating the racist shit JD just said and combining it with the racist shit Trump said previously. I didnā€™t make that clear enough, clearly. This does not reflect my viewpoint whatsoever.