"U.S. Vice President JD Vance's team posted and then deleted a message on social media about the Republican's visit to a memorial paying tribute to early 20th century Armenians killed by the Ottoman Empire. The issue was the post using the term Armenian genocide, a designation the U.S. government historically has not used for what happened, with a notable exception by the Biden administration. The White House blamed a staff mistake."
"Vance visited a site called the Armenian Genocide Memorial, Armenia's official national monument, remembering its citizens who died under the Ottoman Empire's brutal control during World War I. The initial post on Vance's official X account stated that he was visiting the memorial to honor the victims of the Armenian genocide. It was replaced with a second post that showed what he wrote in the guest book as well as a clip of the vice president and Usha Vance laying flowers at the memorial."
Vice President J.D. Vance visited the Tsitsernakaberd Armenian Genocide Memorial in Yerevan and laid flowers with Usha Vance, writing in the memorial guest book. Vance's official X account initially posted that he was visiting to honor the victims of the Armenian genocide, then replaced that post with one showing his guest book entry and a clip of the wreath-laying. The initial use of the term Armenian genocide drew attention because the U.S. government historically has avoided that legal designation, with the Biden administration as a notable exception. The White House said the post was a staff mistake. Vance later traveled to Azerbaijan as part of a U.S.-brokered follow-up deal.
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