‘You’re at the right rally’: Vance reaches out to Christians in latest election push

Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance on Friday urged Christians to turn out to vote, pointing to Democrats’ mockery or disparagement of their faith as evidence they would not preserve religious freedom.

“Of course, there was a rally where someone yelled something,” he said at a rally in Monroe, North Carolina. “It was simple, I think they said ‘Jesus is Lord,’ and Kamala Harris said you’re at the wrong rally. Well, if you believe Jesus is Lord, you’re at the right rally.”

Harris drew widespread scrutiny for commenting that two protesters chanting “Jesus is Lord” at her campaign event were “at the wrong rally.”

Vance also pointed to a recent video in which Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Mich., appeared to simulate Holy Communion using a popularly influenced Dorito.

“(One) of Kamala Harris’ top allies, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, pretends to give Holy Communion and does it with a Dorito, with a strange podcast star,” Vance said. “The only reason you would do that is to slap Christians and insult them.”

“And the people who are trying to insult your faith will surely not protect it when the time comes to protect it,” he warned.

Vance himself is a practicing Catholic and has made his conversion public. His comments came in response to a question about reports that millions of Christians planned not to vote.

“I’ve heard this statistic, Joe, that 30 million church-going Christians aren’t even registered to vote in the United States of America. And I really believe that, look, we’ve got to get people who care about religious issues.” .freedom to vote,” he said.