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Vance Gets Heckled at Turning Point Event and Pushes Back Against Pope

An audience member heckled Vice President JD Vance on Tuesday at a Turning Point USA event. And Vance addressed Pope Leo’s criticism of the war in Iran, saying he should be careful when speaking about theology.

[Heckler] “Jesus Christ does not support genocide.” [Vance] “I certainly think the answer is yes, [Vance] and I agree. [Vance] Jesus Christ does not — [Vance] I agree, Jesus Christ certainly does not support genocide, [Vance] whoever yelled that out from the dark.” [Heckler] “You’re involved, JD. You’re killing children.” [Vance] “Right now, you see more humanitarian aid [Vance] coming into Gaza than it has [Vance] any time in the past five years. I recognize that a lot of young voters don’t love the policy that we have in the Middle East.” “I like that the pope is an advocate for peace. I think that’s certainly one of his roles. On the other hand, how can you say that God is never on the side of those who wield the sword? Was God on the side of the Americans who liberated France from the Nazis? I think it’s very, very important for the pope to be careful when he talks about matters of theology. And I think that one of these issues here is that there has been, is — again, hey, random dude screaming, I told you I’d respond to your point.”

An audience member heckled Vice President JD Vance on Tuesday at a Turning Point USA event. And Vance addressed Pope Leo’s criticism of the war in Iran, saying he should be careful when speaking about theology.

By Shawn Paik

April 15, 2026