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Ex-MSNBC Host Floats Wild Theory for JD Vance to Secure MAGA Support in 2028

Joy Reid theorized on a podcast that JD Vance might divorce his wife and marry Erika Kirk to appeal to the MAGA base, which she characterized as fundamentally racist.

  • This past week, Joy Reid proposed Vice President JD Vance could abandon Usha Vance and marry Erika Kirk to win MAGA support, prompted by a Turning Point USA hug clip on the I've Had It podcast.
  • Framing the theory racially, Reid said the MAGA base is `fundamentally racist`, contrasting a 'white queen' with Usha Vance, his `brown Hindu wife`, to explain support hesitancy.
  • Addressing the viral clip, Erika Kirk told Megyn Kelly Live on Saturday that Joy Reid described intimate gestures, saying she touched and rubbed the back of JD Vance's head at the Turning Point USA event.
  • Reid hedged her speculation by saying `just me, if you want to take that out of context, go ahead` and `I'm not saying that's happening`, while rhetorically questioning Usha Vance's role and accusing JD Vance of 'throwing his wife under the bus.'
  • Positioning the idea electorally, Joy Reid said Vice President JD Vance would struggle to win MAGA voters with a `brown Hindu wife`, suggesting marital change as a calculation for a potential 2028 presidential bid.
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Twitchy broke the news in United States on Tuesday, November 25, 2025.
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