Vance defends critique of "childless cat ladies" amid backlash
J.D. Vance explains his remarks about "childless cat ladies." The senator, who is running for Vice President of the USA from the Republican Party, previously criticized some Democratic voters for not having biological children. This was meant as a jab at Kamala Harris.
7:52 AM EDT, July 27, 2024
The recording in which Senator J.D. Vance talks about "childless cat ladies" is already a year old, but it has only gone viral online.
The Republican candidate for Vice President strongly criticized probable Democratic candidate Kamala Harris for not having biological children.
Inept attempts to explain
In a Friday interview, the vice-presidential candidate assured that his remark was not directed at people without children but at "anti-family and anti-child" attitudes that Democratic politicians and voters are purported to display.
Kamala Harris, the probable Democratic candidate for President, was particularly criticized for not having biological children.
Higher taxes, less important votes
The growing popularity of the archival recording has prompted Internet users to recall other controversial statements by the senator regarding childless individuals.
The vice-presidential candidate did not hide his views that people without children should pay higher taxes and that their votes in elections should count less. He also called for the prohibition of abortion in all states.
Vance on the "catastrophic problem"
"The simple point that I made is that having children, becoming a father, becoming a mother, I really do think it changes your perspective in a pretty profound way," Vance explained.
"But if your society is not having enough children to replace itself that is a profoundly dangerous and destabilizing thing," he added, and called the low birth rate a catastrophic problem.
