Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance has been dogged with criticism ever since interviews resurfaced showing him blaming America’s ills on people without kids. On Monday, his wife, Usha Vance, went on Fox News to defend her husband’s previous “cat lady” attacks, which she insisted came from a good place. “He made a quip in … Read more
The director of a Republican group that has for years campaigned against former President Donald Trump on Sunday drew a damning distinction between Trump’s 2024 running mate JD Vance and two of the Democrats who are being hotly tipped to become Kamala Harris’ vice presidential candidate. Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro … Read more
WASHINGTON ― Well, JD Vance has really stepped in it. Three months before the U.S. general election, he has pissed off a massive and unlikely voting bloc: the so-called childless cat ladies. They are Democrats and Republicans. Some are in their 20s, some their 70s, and some in between. They are stepparents, adoptive parents and … Read more
Sen. Lisa Murkowski, a moderate Republican from Alaska, joined the growing backlash to JD Vance’s comments calling people who don’t or can’t have kids “childless cat ladies.” “I said that it was offensive to me as a woman,” Murkowski told CNN’s Manu Raju on Wednesday. “Women make their own determinations as to whether or not … Read more
Donald Trump has been working hard to distance himself from the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025, a blueprint for a second Trump administration that would radically reshape the federal government and American life. Among other proposals, such as dismantling the U.S. Department of Education, the plan outlines how the government could keep detailed records on abortions … Read more
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) isn’t too bothered by GOP vice presidential nominee JD Vance’s latest dig. During a Friday appearance at Cheyney University, the country’s first historically Black university, a reporter asked Shapiro about comments Vance made during an interview on the “Full Send Podcast” in which he compared Shapiro’s voice to “a really … Read more
Simone Biles of Team United States reacts after competing on the vault during the Artistic Gymnastics Women’s Qualification on day two of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Bercy Arena on July 28, 2024 in Paris, France. Jamie Squire | Getty Images Sport | Getty Images American gymnast Simone Biles appeared to take a swipe … Read more
Democratic strategist Simon Rosenberg explained why it’s “clear” to him that former President Donald Trump is regretting picking Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) as his running mate. “He’s aware that it’s dragging the entire ticket down and I think in his own diseased brain he started punishing Vance by now raising this issue of biracial heritage … Read more
Trump earlier in the day claimed Harris “was always of Indian heritage” but in recent years “she happened to turn Black.” Many critics condemned Trump’s attack on Harris, who is half Indian and half Black. But Vance, who is Trump’s vice presidential candidate, defended his running mate, telling reporters that the former president “pointed out … Read more
Former President Donald Trump declined to say whether he thinks Sen. JD Vance of Ohio would be ready to serve as vice president should they win November’s election, with Trump instead saying it doesn’t matter. “I’ve always had great respect for him but… historically, the vice president in terms of the election does not have … Read more
