US Vice President JD Vance was interrupted by anti-war hecklers during a Turning Point USA event on Tuesday, underscoring growing backlash over American policy in the Middle East among young Republicans.

“Jesus Christ does not support genocide,” one person shouted out during the event at the University of Georgia in Athens. Shortly after, a voice yelled out, “You’re killing children! You’re bombing children!”

“I agree,” Vance responded. “Jesus Christ certainly does not support genocide, whoever yelled that out from the dark.”

But he said the audience should be thankful for the Trump administration’s negotiation of a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.

“You know who’s the person who got a peace agreement in Gaza? Donald J. Trump,” Vance said. “So if you want to complain about what happened in Gaza, why don’t you complain about Joe Biden and the last administration? We’re the administration that solved that problem.”

Vance also addressed criticism of the Iran war later in his remarks during the evening. “I recognize that young voters do not love the policy we have in the Middle East, okay,” he said, adding, “I understand.”

JD Vance gets heckled at TPUSA event: “You’re killing children!” pic.twitter.com/Ga55sfSnch — Headquarters (@HQNewsNow) April 14, 2026

JD Vance gets heckled at TPUSA event: “You’re killing children!” pic.twitter.com/Ga55sfSnch

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The incident at Turning Point USA, an influential youth organization in conservative politics that was founded by Charlie Kirk, a conservative activist who was killed last September, comes as the Republican Party has faced........

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