The Democrat-aligned media's attacks on Sen. JD Vance (R-OH) have been brutal and unrelenting ever since he was picked as former President Donald Trump's running mate earlier this year.

Vance is now being accused of employing racist tropes and stereotypes against Vice President Kamala Harris and of using his Indian-American wife, Usha Vance, as cover to protect himself from criticism for his remarks, according to the Daily Beast.

The latest media-manufactured outrage is centered on a comment the Ohio senator made during an interview about the inflated expense of curry chicken or fried chicken for dinner under VP Harris, which some in the media have interpreted to be racist references to Harris' half-Indian, half-black heritage.

"Whether you're eating curry ... or fried chicken," dinner is more expensive under Harris

This all began on Sunday when Sen. Vance appeared on NBC News' "Meet the Press" and, rather than discuss important issues, host Kristen Welker pressed Vance on the alleged advisory relationship between former President Trump and controversial right-wing journalist Laura Loomer, who previously suggested the White House would "smell like curry" and resemble a "call center" if VP Harris wins the election.

"Look, Laura Loomer is not affiliated with the Trump campaign. She said something about curry in the White House that I first read about this morning actually, because I knew that you would ask me about it," Vance said. "Look, Kristen, I make a mean chicken curry. I don't think that it's insulting for anybody to talk about their dietary preferences or what they want to do in the White House."

After stressing that he disagreed with Loomer's statement and insisted that the conversation should be focused on issues and policies, the senator said, "Is Laura Loomer running for president? No, Kamala Harris is running for president."

"And whether you're eating curry at your dinner table or fried chicken, things have gotten more expensive thanks to her policies," he added. "Let's talk about the person running for president of the United States, not a social media personality who supports Donald Trump."

Vance accused of being racist for curry or fried chicken remark

According to RawStory, several left-leaning media personalities immediately interpreted the eating curry or fried chicken comment to be an attack on VP Harris by Sen. Vance that was inspired by racist tropes and stereotypes that applied to both halves of Harris' racial heritage -- as if only Indians eat curry and only black people eat fried chicken.

One leftist commentator, former FBI agent Asha Rangappa mused, "Curry or … fried chicken? Good lord he’s like the KKK whisperer."

CNN's Bakari Sellers took it a step further and posted, "The Dog whistles are bullhorns. Just say n--ger," while ESPN's Britni Danielle wrote, "JD Vance is a coward. He won't even stand up for his wife and kids."

Vance accused of using his wife as a "powerful shield" against criticism

As noted by the Daily Beast, Sen. Vance's wife Usha is Indian-American, and the leftist outlet asserted that he was using her as cover and a "powerful shield" from the media's attacks and smears when she accompanied him on the campaign trail on Tuesday and the biracial married couple was seen kissing each other on stage at an event.

It was also noted that the Vances were joined for Tuesday's outings by their family dog, a German Shepherd named Atlas, which the outlet speculated "may also serve to provide cover for his master" from the critiques the senator received for shining a light on the unsubstantiated complaints from local residents of Springfield, Ohio, about Haitian migrants kidnapping and eating family pets.

As for all of the purported controversy over the supposedly racist curry or fried chicken remark, a spokesperson for Vance issued a statement to the Daily Beast to try to set the record straight.

"Senator Vance was referring to the fact that he prefers fried chicken, and his wife prefers curry chicken," the spokesperson said. "Fried chicken was a staple in the Vance household when JD was a kid, as he wrote in Hillbilly Elegy."