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Trump’s VP Pick JD Vance Suggests UK Could Be First Islamist Nation with Nuclear Weapons

Trump’s VP Pick JD Vance Suggests UK Could Be First Islamist Nation with Nuclear Weapons

Sen. JD Vance, the Republican vice presidential nominee from Ohio, and his wife Usha Chilukuri Vance make their entrance onto the floor on the opening day of the 2024 Republican National Convention at Milwaukee's Fiserv Forum on Monday, July 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

JD Vance, Donald Trump’s vice-presidential selection, sparked controversy by suggesting that the UK could become the first “truly Islamist country” to acquire nuclear weapons after Labour’s election victory. Vance, an Ohio senator and author of Hillbilly Elegy, made these remarks at a conference for US Conservatives. This comment may cause discomfort for UK’s foreign secretary, […]