What Heather Cox Richardson has said about JD Vance Claremont Institute speech
1 quote · 1 episode · Jun 21, 2026
Heather Cox Richardson, American historian and author of the Substack newsletter Letters from an American, has been quoted on JD Vance Claremont Institute speech once in 1 episode of Pod Save America, most recently on June 21, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
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Richardson argues that blood-and-soil nationalism comes from Europe and does not fit North America, whose 13 colonies were never solely European.
“this idea of blood and soil is actually one that comes out of Europe. It's not one that fits naturally at all over North America”
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Heather Cox Richardson on Trump’s 250th CelebrationsPod Save America · Jun 21, 2026 · 1 h 4 min
Historian Heather Cox Richardson and Alex Wagner discuss Trump's 250th-anniversary celebrations, his Washington building projects, patriotism, and JD Vance's blood-and-soil nationalism.
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