Washington – Senator Lindsey Graham When asked on Sunday, Senator J.D. VanceRegarding the recently resurfaced comments ofCat woman with no children“You shouldn’t say things that are going to hurt anybody’s feelings,” he said. But he made clear his support for Vance and the Republican candidate, signaling that he had no regrets about former President Donald Trump choosing Vance as his running mate amid the recent backlash.
“You should never say anything to hurt anybody’s feelings, but if you look at previous interviews that JD’s been giving, he’s been talking about how the Democratic Party has abandoned the traditional family,” Graham said on “Face the Nation” on Sunday. “The idea of trying to alienate and demonize JD is not going to work, because he’s not a bad guy, he’s a good guy.”
Vance, who is running for U.S. Senate in Ohio in 2021, said on Fox News that the United States is run by “childless, catty women who are miserable about their lives and the choices they’ve made, and they want to make the rest of the country miserable too.”
That included Vice President Kamala Harris, who has no biological children but is stepmother to two children from her husband’s previous marriage. The mother of Harris’ stepsons, as well as one of her stepsons, Ella Emhoff, were quick to dismiss the idea this week that Harris could be considered “childless.”
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Vance He defended his comments During an interview on SiriusXM’s “The Megyn Kelly Show” on Friday, she said the comments were meant as sarcastic.
“I don’t hold grudges against cats. I don’t hold grudges against dogs,” Vance said. “People are so focused on the sarcasm that they’re not focusing on what I actually said, which is, sorry Meghan, it’s true.”
Vance explained that he was arguing that Americans have become skeptical — even hateful — of the idea of having children, pointing to prominent childfree Democrats. He reiterated that his remarks were “not a criticism of childfree people,” but that he was criticizing the Democratic Party for becoming “anti-family and anti-children.” Still, his comments and Friday’s explanation have come under fire in recent days.
Actress Jennifer Aniston rarely speaks publicly about politics, but has been open about her struggles with fertility treatments. She also addressed Vance’s stance on IVF, saying she hopes her daughter will be “fortunate enough to have a child of her own one day” and not have to rely on fertility treatments. Vance voted against a bill earlier this year that would have guaranteed a national right to IVF, but signed a statement with his Republican colleagues saying he “continues to strongly support nationwide access to IVF.” Given that his daughter is 2 years old, Vance called Aniston’s comments “offensive.”
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, who also appeared on “Face the Nation” on Sunday, suggested Trump might consider changing his mind in light of the backlash over Vance’s selection, whom he called an “incredibly bad choice.”
Asked if Trump regretted his choice, Graham said “absolutely not,” adding that Vance “has one of the most compelling resumes in American politics,” pointing to his humble upbringing, military background and Yale Law School education.
“I don’t have kids, but I’m going to vote for JD and Trump because I think we’ll be safer, prosperous and more secure that way,” the South Carolina Republican said. “I want to end the Biden-Harris fiasco.”
