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July 29, 2024

JD Vance Doubles Down on Claims Democrats Are "Anti-Family"
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Donald Trump's running mate Senator JD Vance has doubled down on his
remarks that the Democratic Party is being led by what he called
"childless cat ladies." Vance made the original comment on "The Tucker
Carlson Show" in 2021.

JD Vance: "We're effectively run in this country, via the Democrats, be
it via our corporate oligarchs, by a bunch of childless cat ladies, who
are miserable at their own lives and the choices that they've made, and
so they want to make the rest of the country miserable, too. And it's
just a basic fact. You look at Kamala Harris, Pete Buttigieg, AOC - the
entire future of the Democrats is controlled by people without
children."

On Friday, JD Vance appeared on "The Megyn Kelly Show" and defended his
remarks.

Sen. JD Vance: "Obviously, it was a sarcastic comment. I've got nothing
against cats. I've got nothing against dogs. And I've got one dog at
home, and I love him, Megyn. But, look, this is not - people are
focusing so much on the sarcasm and not on the substance of what I
actually said. And the substance of what I said, Megyn, I'm sorry, it's
true."



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