JD Vance's social media post on Armenian Genocide Memorial visit removed

A social media post by U.S. Vice President JD Vance about his visit to the Armenian Genocide Memorial in Yerevan was removed shortly after it was published on Tuesday.

Vance, who is in Armenia on an official visit with his wife Usha Vance, had shared photos and a statement referring twice to the Armenian Genocide following a wreath-laying ceremony at the memorial honoring the victims of the 1915 mass killings.

The post and accompanying images were later deleted from the vice president’s account. Subsequently, Vance’s press secretary, Taylor Van Kirk, made a separate post confirming the visit but without referencing the original statement, sharing instead an image of Vance’s handwritten entry in the Armenian Genocide Museum’s book of honorary guests.

During the visit, Vance laid a wreath at the memorial, placed flowers at the eternal flame and observed a minute of silence. In the guest book, he wrote that the visit was made “in solemn respect for the lives lost”, honoring “the resilience and unbreakable spirit of the Armenian people” and expressing hope that the United States and Armenia would work together toward a future of peace and mutual understanding.