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When asked to define socialism on Thursday, Vice President JD Vance said that the rising left-wing ideology means a desire to “replace American workers with foreign workers” — a bizarre response coming from an administration that has made anti-socialist policies one of its central priorities.

Vance spoke to the press about the Trump administration’s announcement on Thursday that it is suspending Microsoft, Adobe, and other firms from a program that grants green cards to workers who work in the U.S. under H-1B visas.

Following his press conference, Vance was asked to give his definition of socialism in response to the growing number of socialist candidates running for office across the U.S. this election cycle.

Vance stuttered, saying “it’s a hard term to define these days” and that “I don’t know what the term means anymore.”

“Classically, you would think socialism is about prioritizing workers, and yet in reality I guarantee that most of the self-described socialists running across the United States of America are going to howl about this announcement today, which is prioritizing American workers over foreign workers,” he said, using a racist definition of “Americans” that excludes people who move from other countries.

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