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'No JD, YOU Don't Belong Here': Critics Fire Back After JD Vance Tells Florida State Rep. Angie Nixon She Doesn't Belong in America

Vance said Nixon did not belong in America if she held socialist views.

'No JD, YOU Don't Belong Here': Critics Fire Back After JD Vance Tells Florida State Rep. Angie Nixon She Doesn't Belong in America
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This article1 analysis · Oct 3, 2026
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Vice President JD Vance said Florida state representative Angie Nixon did not belong in America because of her socialist views. Nixon responded on X, and the remarks prompted divided reactions online.

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Vance said Florida Senate candidate Angie Nixon did not belong in America because she calls herself a socialist, during a Florida campaign appearance. Left-leaning outlets frame the remarks as exclusionary and highlight criticism of Vance, with one account also disputing his claims about Nixon’s policing and prison views. Center outlets focus on Nixon’s response and online reactions. Right-leaning outlets place Vance’s criticism of Democrats alongside his support for Republican candidates.

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