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JD Vance tells Angie Nixon she doesn't 'belong in America.' She fires back

Nixon challenged Vance's remarks and said she would not leave America.

JD Vance tells Angie Nixon she doesn't 'belong in America.' She fires back
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This article1 analysis · Oct 8, 2026
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Vice President J.D. Vance told Florida Senate candidate Angie Nixon that her views meant she did not belong in America. Nixon responded on X, criticizing the remark and saying she would not leave; the exchange comes during the campaign for Florida’s Senate seat.

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Florida Senate candidate who responded to J.D. Vance's remarks

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J.D. Vance
Vice President of the United States

Vice President campaigning for Republicans who criticized Nixon's political views

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Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President campaigning for Republican candidates

Ashley Moody
R · FL · SEN

Florida senator whom Nixon is challenging

Ron DeSantis
Former U.S. Representative (R-FL)

Florida governor who appointed Ashley Moody to the Senate

Marco Rubio
Secretary of State

Secretary of State whose former Senate seat Ashley Moody filled

Ro Khanna
D · CA-17

California representative who criticized Vance's remark

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J.D. Vance's Socialism Remarks Draw Response From Angela Nixon

At a rally, J.D. Vance said socialists should leave the country, and Angela Nixon pushed back. Their exchange became a focus of coverage about Nixon’s response and Vance’s remarks. Left-leaning outlets portray Vance’s remark as an attack on Nixon’s place in the country and stress her refusal to leave, while one also profiles her campaign motivations. Center outlets focus on disputed interpretations and reactions around Vance’s remark and Nixon’s later appearance joke, while another article covers her exchange with Byron Donalds. Right-leaning outlets portray Nixon’s reply as evasive or mocking, and also frame her bookstore display as a campaign vulnerability.

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