Far-left podcaster calls for 'pistols firing' toward JD Vance, defeating him in 2028

Podcaster Jennifer Welch called for the defeat of Vice President JD Vance and urged people to keep "pistols firing" toward him, drawing criticism on social media Tuesday.During a recent segment on the "I’ve Had It" podcast, Welch condemned Vance, arguing that during his "woke era" he married second lady Usha Vance, an Indian American, and had children, but now views his family as a burden as he seeks to portray himself as President Donald Trump's successor as leader of the MAGA movement."I don't know what Peter Thiel did to him.I can only imagine," she said of the billionaire megadonor who has been a longtime benefactor of Vance.

"You can only imagine.""But he came out a complete antichrist-style sociopath," Welch continued."And considering that's all Peter Thiel talks about, the antichrist, when he himself acts like one and now his little protégé acts like one.

JD Vance thinks two years from now he's going to be president of the United States, and we need to keep firing, pistols firing at all time towards this guy, because he is not fit to be a father.He's not fit to be a husband.

He's not fit to be a vice president."DEM CANDIDATE'S BIZARRE ANTI-MAGA TIRADE ENDS WITH 'WE HAVE GUNS TOO'Podcaster Jennifer Welch's controversial rhetoric about Vice President JD Vance quickly went viral.(Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for GLAAD | Vance photo via Daniel Heuer-Pool/Getty Images)"He is a failed drag queen and a pathological liar to his core," she added.

"And if he wants to inherit this cult, let him have it.Let him have it.

And we will go to the polls and kick their a--es."The segment was widely shared on social media, drawing criticism from commentators.Political rhetoric invoking violence, even when used metaphorically, has faced heightened scrutiny following the assassination attempts against President Donald Trump and the 2025 killing of Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk.Shortly after Kirk’s death in 2025, Welch laughed on her podcast as she shared footag...