Shapiro Slams JD Vance Over Holocaust Remembrance Social Media Post: 'Offered Comfort to Antisemites'

A recent social media post by Vice President JD Vance has drawn scrutiny from Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, who said Vance's message commemorating Holocaust Remembrance Day did not go far enough in acknowledging the damage inflicted by the Nazis, a failure Shapiro said continues to fuel rising antisemitism in the United States. Concretely, Shapiro said Vance's comments "offered comfort" to people on the right who support anti-Jewish rhetoric. "Remember that the reason why we memorialize the Holocaust on this day, really, essentially, is to never forget," Shapiro said. In a recent interview, Vance emphasized that he has not endorsed AfD or encouraged Germans to support it.