— Congressional Leaders Condemn Deletion as ANCA Warns of Electoral Consequences Heading into 2026 Midterms and 2028 Presidential Race
WASHINGTON, DC – The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) called out Vice President JD Vance’s deletion of his X (Twitter) post acknowledging the Armenian Genocide during his visit to Armenia’s Genocide Memorial, calling it a “disgraceful surrender to Turkish pressure” that raises serious concerns among Armenian American voters heading into the 2026 midterm elections and 2028 presidential race.
After Vice President Vance visited the Armenian Genocide Memorial on Tuesday, February 10th, the @VP X (formerly Twitter) account posted: “Today, Vice President Vance and Second Lady Usha Vance attended a wreath laying ceremony at the Armenian Genocide memorial to honor the victims of the 1915 Armenian genocide.” That tweet was soon deleted and replaced with a retweet of VP Press Secretary Taylor Van Kirk’s post that stripped all reference to the Armenian Genocide, instead stating, euphemistically: “.@VP and @SLOTUS lay flowers at the eternal flame and sign the guest book on the final day of their visit to Armenia.”
“Turkey never tires of humiliating America,” stated ANCA Executive Director Aram Hamparian. “This time, forcing a sitting U.S. Vice President to delete his post about the Armenian Genocide. While it’s no surprise to see Turkey still strong-arming global leaders to enforce its Armenian Genocide gag-rule, it is deeply troubling to witness Vice President Vance – a man who loudly proclaims solidarity with Christian victims of persecution – display such weakness in the face of this foreign pressure.”
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The White House @RapidResponse47 X (formerly Twitter) account also deleted a post featuring a reporter’s question to Vice President Vance in Yerevan about the importance of his visit to the Armenian Genocide Memorial. Vice President Vance offered an evasive response: “@VP: Well, we’re going to visit some important sites to Azerbaijan tomorrow… I’m the first Vice President to ever visit Armenia. They asked us to visit the site… I wanted to go and pay my respects.”
ANCA Policy Director Alex Galitsky called the second post deletion “an insult to the memory of the 1.5 million victims of the Armenian Genocide – and an affront to a community that fought tirelessly for decades to ensure recognition of that crime.”
Congressional leaders swiftly condemned Vice President Vance’s deletion of his Armenian Genocide acknowledgment, including Senators Ed Markey (MA), Jackie Rosen (NV), Adam Schiff (CA), and J; Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi (CA), Congressional Armenian Caucus Co-Chairs Frank Pallone (NJ) and Brad Sherman (D-CA), and Representatives Judy Chu (CA), Laura Friedman (CA), and Jim McGovern (MA).
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