Vice President JD Vance Says He’s “Okay” If His Work Leads to the End Times

During a Tuesday interview on the Bryce Crawford podcast, Vice President JD Vance discussed his lifelong fascination with end-times prophecy. He said he would not be shocked if the Antichrist were “walking among us” and added that, as a Catholic, he feels “commanded” to work toward a world that aligns with God’s will, even if that effort contributes to the end times. Vance framed the topic as a personal spiritual concern rather than a policy position.

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Vance’s comments follow the release of his memoir detailing his conversion to Catholicism and his recent public defense of President Donald Trump’s AI-generated image of himself as Jesus. The interview also touched on the July 2024 assassination attempt on Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, which Vance said would have sparked “real civil strife” had the president been killed. Earlier in 2026, Trump’s administration intensified military actions against Iran, prompting broader speculation about nuclear options.

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Vance described his interest in eschatology as stemming from childhood Bible study and a “late-1990s” cultural obsession with the millennium.

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Social-media reactions were swift and largely critical. On September 1, 2026, podcaster and writer Katie Halper posted, “Show this clip to anyone who says Iran is run by religious lunatics,” linking Vance’s remarks to broader concerns about extremist rhetoric. Critics argue that a senior elected official’s public endorsement of apocalyptic theology undermines the secular nature of governance and raises questions about decision-making under perceived spiritual influences.

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• “Do I think that we're in the end times? I don't know,” — JD Vance, vice president (q1)

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• “I would have assumed very dark forces had taken out Donald Trump, right as he was about to come back into the White House,” — JD Vance, vice president (q3)

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• “I’ve been in meetings with world leaders where various issues are being discussed, and somebody will say something or somebody will make an observation and I’ll feel some darkness about it, it sets off every spiritual alarm bell in my body,” — JD Vance, vice president (q4)

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• “There are, like, things about the world that make me feel, like, not shocked if the Antichrist was walking among us, but, again I try not to focus too much on it,” — JD Vance, vice president (q5)

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• “I for my entire life have been fascinated by the end times,” — JD Vance, vice president (q9)

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• “There are things that some of the AI companies you see happening where you feel like there is some really, really weird spiritual dark energy,” — JD Vance, vice president (q10)

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The interview’s release date is described only as “a Tuesday,” with no precise calendar date provided in the sources. Consequently, the exact timing of Vance’s statements relative to ongoing military actions against Iran cannot be pinpointed beyond the general 2026 timeframe. No official response from the White House or the Vatican has been reported, leaving a gap in institutional clarification of Vance’s remarks.

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