“Christ is King, not some stinky Indian idol,†a MAGA-aligned commentator snarled online. Another chimed in with, “Will there be a cow in the White House soon?†These crude attacks weren’t just casual trolling—they were a reflection of a deeper discomfort with Usha Vance’s Hindu faith, a simmering resentment among segments of MAGA toward high-profile Indian-Americans who don’t fit the Christian nationalist mold.
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