Here Are All Of JD Vance's Put-Downs Of Childless Americans

Sen. JD Vance, the Ohio Republican who was named this month as former President Donald Trump’s running mate, has come under fire ― and become a meme ― for disparaging people who don’t have children as “childless cat ladies” in 2021.

But the 39-year-old senator has a years-long documented history of describing people without children as immoral and inferior. And as Election Day nears, those remarks are continuing to resurface.

On Tuesday, HuffPost first reported on comments Vance made in May 2021 in an interview with the conservative outlet The Federalist, in which he was asked him what he thinks Republicans can do to convince Americans to have more children.

“To be a little stark about this, I think we have to go to war against the anti-child ideology that exists in our country,” Vance answered, adding that people who support women prioritizing their careers over having children are “sad, lonely, pathetic” people.

Vance’s comments about families and motherhood have been under particular scrutiny since his nomination. A 2021 speech he gave at an Intercollegiate Studies Institute conference — in whichhe said Vice President Kamala Harris is among the Democratic Party’s “childless cat ladies” and “has no physical commitment to the future of this country,” because she does not have biological children ― has fueled extensive criticism.

In that same speech, Vance also said that Americans without children should not have “nearly the same voice” as parents when voting.

“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,” Vance doubled down to far-right media figure Tucker Carlson days later. “And how does it make any sense that