Why has JD Vance been so quiet? Because he deleted X from his phone for Lent, report says

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsWhy has JD Vance been so quiet? Because he deleted X from his phone for Lent, report saysVice President is releasing a new book in June about his conversion to CatholicismGraig Graziosi in Washington, D.C. Tuesday 28 April 2026 19:41 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2966575","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/jd-vance-deletes-x-phone-b2966575.html","title":"JD Vance deleted X from his phone, report says"}}CloseRelated video: Why was Vance escorted out of the White House Correspondents’ dinner before Trump?Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US politics","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}If Vice President JD Vance...