J.D. Vance has hit back at Jennifer Aniston, accusing her of a “disgusting” attack. This came after she commented on his description of childless women as “cat ladies.”
Trump’s running mate defended his 2021 comments on Megyn Kelly’s Sirius XM show. He had called Democratic leaders, including Kamala Harris, “childless cat ladies who are miserable at their own lives.”
He said, “a bunch of childless cat ladies who are miserable at their own lives and the choices they’ve made… 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.” Harris has two stepchildren, and Buttigieg is father to 1-year-old twins.
Aniston responded on Instagram to her 50 million followers. “I truly can’t believe this is coming from a potential VP of The United States. All I can say is… Mr. Vance, I pray that your daughter is fortunate enough to bear children of her own one day.”
Aniston’s post led Vance to call her “disgusting” on Megyn Kelly’s show. He went after Aniston, saying, “Hollywood celebrities say, ‘Oh, well, J.D. Vance, what if your daughter suffered fertility problems?’”
“First of all, that’s disgusting because my daughter is 2 years old. And second of all, if she had fertility problems, as I said in that speech, I would try everything I could to help her because I believe families and babies are a good thing.”
The “cat ladies” comment has become a political advantage for Harris. It highlights Vance’s controversial statements from conservative shows. Now, Vance is at odds with Aniston, who has openly struggled with fertility.
Vance tried to clarify his comment, claiming it wasn’t a criticism of childless people. He said, “I explicitly said in my remarks, despite the media lies, that this is not about criticizing people who didn’t have kids. This is about criticizing the Democratic Party for being anti-family and anti-child.” He also called it “clearly sarcastic.”
His comments drew criticism from Rupert Murdoch’s Wall Street Journal. In an editorial, it compared Vance’s comments to Hillary Clinton’s “basket of deplorables” remark. It slammed him for not apologizing and warned he could harm Republican chances with female voters.
The editorial suggests Murdoch is unhappy with Vance and Trump. The board follows Murdoch’s thoughts closely. The media mogul, 93, handed control to his son Lachlan last year but remains very involved.