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JD Vance Links Socialism to Foreign Workers and SportsOn October 8, 2026, Vance described foreign workers and boys in girls’ sports as elements of his personal definition.
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- The previous week, Zohran Mamdani told Theo Von that socialism should provide a dignified life through government services.
- He called housing, childcare, and public transit essential, saying no one should be priced out of them.
- On October 8, Vance defined socialism in the American context as wanting to replace American workers with foreign workers and let boys play girls’ sports.
- Online commenters subsequently accused him of redefining socialism to fit his own political narrative.
I think in reality, what it actually means in the American context is you want to replace American workers with foreign workers, and you want boys to play in girls' sports.— JD Vance, answering the question 'How do you define socialism personally?' in an interview referenced in BuzzFeed News coverage
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