Americans with Civil War ancestors have greater claim to US, Vance says

In yet another controversial take, Vice President J.D. Vance recently argued that Americans whose ancestors fought in the Civil War have “a hell of a lot more claim over America” than those who question their belonging. What he said: Speaking at the conservative think tank Claremont Institute’s Statesmanship Award Dinner in San Diego last weekend, Vance rejected what he termed “the logic of America as a purely creedal nation,” contending that defining citizenship solely through agreement with founding principles is both “over-inclusive and under-inclusive.”