US: US vice president denounces 'reprehensible' attack on San Diego mosque.

SHOTLIST WASHINGTON, THE U.S. (MAY 19, 2026) 1. (SOUNDBITE) (English) VICE PRESIDENT OF THE U.S., JD VANCE, SAYING: “I don't know a single person who would say anything other than what I'm about to say, which is that that type of violence in the United States of America is reprehensible, and I encourage every single American to pray for everybody who is involved and affected by it. We don't want that to happen in our country and make God rest the souls of the people who lost their lives. What I do find a little distressing is that while every person I know, every politically conservative person I know would say exactly what I said about these innocent people who were killed, there were a lot of people who were celebrating the death of Charlie Kirk. And I think one way that we can bridge the divide is just have a very simple principle in this country. Number one, we don't want the government throwing people in prison because they have bad politics. However you define bad politics. Number two, and way more importantly, political violence, wherever it comes from, is unacceptable in the United States of America. Let's talk with one another, not shoot each other when we disagree. I think that's the principle that everybody in this room agrees with. It's certainly the principle the President of the United States agrees with.” WASHINGTON, THE U.S. - MAY 19: US Vice President JD Vance sharply denounced on Tuesday a "reprehensible" attack on a San Diego mosque that killed three victims. "I don't know a single person who would say anything other than what I'm about to say, which is that that type of violence in the United States of America is reprehensible," Vance told reporters at the White House. "I encourage every single American to pray for everybody who was involved and affected by it. We don't want that to happen in our country, and may God rest the souls of the people who lost their lives," he added. Vance said he and his wife regularly visit a restaurant near the Islamic Center of San Diego when they visit the southern California city. Second lady Usha Vance is from there, and the vice president said he asked her if she knew anyone who would have been present. "I said, ‘You know, would you have known anybody who was like involved in this?’ And she said, ‘Absolutely, I would have known some people, or at least their parents, who might have actually used the services at this community center,’" he said. Three people, including a security guard, were fatally shot Monday at the center. Law enforcement officials said two suspected teenage gunmen died from self-inflicted gunshot wounds. The shootings are being investigated as a hate crime.