WASHINGTON (TNND) — Vice President JD Vance said that the GOP needs to be weary of blaming young people for being drawn to socialism, arguing that some Republicans are part of the problem.
“My warning to my fellow Republicans would be: If we don’t get this right, don’t blame young people for being sympathetic to socialism,” he said on “The Will Cain Show” on Thursday. “We’ve got to blame ourselves.”
Vance’s statement comes as more far-left candidates win primary elections in different states.
Earlier this month, progressive Democratic Michigan candidate Abdul El-Sayed won the primary for U.S. Senate.
Even though he isn’t a member of the Democratic Socialists of America, he has likened himself to Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and New York Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
Vance said that while socialism is a dangerous ideology, he said that the GOP is ignoring economic concerns of young people.
“I would say to that young person that you as an American citizen deserve to have a good life in this country, and you deserve to have a government that is making it easier for you to start a family, for you to afford to get a good education, for you to have a good job, for you to afford a home,” Vance said, according to the New York Post.
One of the main concerns of young voters is housing prices. Vance said on “The Will Cain Show” that under the Trump administration, saying that housing prices have stabilized.
“We’re seeing trillions of dollars of new investment into this country, which means good, middle-class jobs for young people, middle-income people all across our country,” Vance stated.