JD Vance Just Made A Terrifying "End Times" Claim, And I Think We're All Uncomfortable Right Now
by Ed Mazza · BuzzFeedPosted 3 minutes ago
Vice President JD Vance on Tuesday said he’s okay if the work he’s doing in President Donald Trump’s administration leads to the end times.
The alarming comment occurred during an interview with Christian podcaster Bryce Crawford, who asked the vice president what he thought about the end times. Vance initially responded by laughing.
“I have for my entire life been fascinated by end-times prophecy and theology,” he said, and described reading about it in a Bible when he was 10 or 11 years old. Vance said he wouldn’t be shocked to learn that the Antichrist was “walking among us” right now, nor would he be shocked to learn that we’re living in the end times at this moment.
But Vance said that, as a Catholic, he was “commanded” to try to make the world what God wants it to be.
“What I’m trying to focus on is doing as much of God’s work as possible right now, and if that leads to the end times, okay,” he said. “And if that leads to, you know, us building a better world that thrives and survives for a very long time after I’m gone, that’s great, too.”
“I just think you’ve got to kind of try to have an attitude of the end times may be coming,” Vance added. “In fact, they are coming, it’s just a question of whether they’re coming thousands of years down the road or a few months down the road, and we’ve got a lot of work to do right now.”
Vance: I'm trying to focus on doing as much of God's work as possible. And if that leads to the end times, okay pic.twitter.com/0HlbsZdDfj
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Critics on social media didn’t find it very reassuring to hear a world leader say they were okay if their work leads to the end times – and they hit back on X:
Show this clip to anyone who says Iran is run by religious lunatics. https://t.co/ThK7AEduxL
— Katie Halper (@kthalps) September 1, 2026
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Vance 2028: If civilization ends, so be it https://t.co/gn8zknkuQr
— Appodlachia (@appodlachia) September 1, 2026
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wtf does that mean? Is he okay with using nuclear weapons? Whaaaaaaat???? https://t.co/MH8iVP0YqV
— Martina Navratilova (@Martina) September 1, 2026
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if a muslim politician said this they would be impeached and removed from office immediately https://t.co/WGu3HYKQkM
— Mac (@GoodPoliticGuy) September 1, 2026
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The most terrifying thing ever said by an elected official.
This is what happens when people that don't read the Constitution also don't read the Bible. https://t.co/J4wcEUEmHz
— Tea Pain (@TeaPainUSA) September 1, 2026
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Vance's 2028 motto: Make Armageddon Glorious Again. https://t.co/UxXTD9Msg1
— Joel Montfort (@jmontforttx) September 1, 2026
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Has there ever been a Catholic convert who has absorbed less of Catholicism than JD Vance? https://t.co/MZGjpZcvlz
— Jeet Heer (@HeerJeet) September 1, 2026
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I went to Catholic school for a decade,& we never talked about the end times
Vance also seems to dislike the papacy, never talks about the Church’s social mission,& comfortably mixes RW politics w/ religion (no ‘render unto Caesar…’). He sure sounds like an American evangelical https://t.co/nrAlOssGSG
— Robert E Kelly (@Robert_E_Kelly) September 1, 2026
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It is beyond disturbing for anyone in a position of power to have this kind of deranged religious extremist mindset. https://t.co/AUMlTKf9rZ
— Miranda (@DoomScroling) September 1, 2026
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Vance 2028: Bring on the apocalypse! https://t.co/E4F17mY0ZO
— Lauren Windsor (@lawindsor) September 1, 2026
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Belief in the End Times should be an immediate disqualifier for public office. https://t.co/0UjHqWQdcy
— 99% Johnny Graz (@jvgraz) September 1, 2026
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I will be replaying this clip along side a mushroom cloud the entirety of 2027 https://t.co/ivGPGV5YO6
— Reed Galen (@reedgalen) September 1, 2026
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Yall really voted for the end times dawg https://t.co/wKtQt0teTN
— I Smoked Doomsdale (@BlackKnight10k) September 1, 2026
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Anyone who says shit like this should never be in a position of power or run a country. https://t.co/kQRLebA5Rd
— Sarah Ironside 💙 (@SarahIronside6) September 2, 2026
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MAGA is an end times suicide cult at this point https://t.co/UwSCBHuyOC
— Catholic American Socialist (@ThatRedCatholic) September 1, 2026
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If you wanna go meet Jesus, great.
But leave the rest of us out of it. https://t.co/tI7Av349Vo
— JerryRigEverything (@ZacksJerryRig) September 2, 2026
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If I wanted you to do My work I'd have made you competent. https://t.co/0iFVeKqLwf
— God (@TheTweetOfGod) September 1, 2026
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This article originally appeared on HuffPost.