Indian-origin conservative commentator Dinesh D’Souza issued a warning about minorities potentially abandoning the Republican Party. His prediction found its basis in MAGA continuing to spread hatred against non-white people aligning with the far-right.
Rise of anti-India, racist sentimentality
Recent instances of such incidents were especially found taking shape during the Diwali season. While US President Donald Trump hosted a celebration of the Festival of Lights at the White House, officials from his administration, including Kash Patel and Tulsi Gabbard, joined to spread heartfelt wishes on social media. Comments under each of their Diwali posts were rife with negatively-charged rants against Indian-origin individuals or those of Hindu faith who celebrate the festival.
A similar sight unfolded on the US side of X just days ago as Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy shared a Halloween snap of himself and his two sons. One such xenophobic response was “I see this year Vivek went as an H1B immigrant here to steal your jobs. Very scary. Like the brown version of the Grinch.”
Indian-origin Trump ally’s warning to GOP
Consequently, Dinesh D’Souza, though a Trump ally, decided to speak out against the endless streams of racist and bigoted rants rising on social media every day.
“Look at the abuse Vivek is getting for posting an innocuous photo with his boys,” he wrote. “This is the sh*tshow that Heritage and Tucker have brought upon us. If this continues, I would not be surprised to see mass desertions of blacks, Latinos and other minorities from the GOP. Unreal.”
Other controversies in the background
D’Souza’s were recorded online hot on the heels of Tucker Carlson’s recent interview with white nationalist Nick Fuentes, who is infamously known for his pro-Hitler and antisemitic sentiment. While both figures are no strangers to controversies, Fuentes and Carlson recent interaction amplified furious reactions.
One particularly unmissable response involved the powerful right-wing think tank Heritage Foundation’s president Kevin Roberts defending the former Fox News personality for his podcast invite to Fuentes.
Moreover, even Vice President JD Vance fanned controversial fire recently by implying that he hoped for his wife, Second Lady Usha Vance, who is a Hindu, to convert to Christianity. “Do I hope eventually that she is somehow moved by the same thing that I was moved by in church? Yeah, I honestly do wish that because I believe in the Christian Gospel, and I hope eventually my wife comes to see it the same way,” he said at a Turning Point USA event before issuing a clarification of sorts on X.