JD Vance in CNN Kfile

On Families & Children: Sarcastic "childless cat lady" means "anti-family"

The "childless cat lady" comments sparked a widespread backlash against Vance when they resurfaced on social media following his nomination to the Republican presidential ticket.

Vance later tried to clean up his comments on Megyn Kelly's podcast last week. "Obviously, it was a sarcastic comment. I've got nothing against cats," said Vance, adding that his remarks were not about criticizing people without children, but rather focused on policy and claimed the Democratic Party has become "anti-family" and "anti-child."

On Families & Children: Childless Americans in leadership class are more sociopathic

A KFile analysis found several examples over the course of a few years of Vance saying disparaging things when talking about people without children.
• In November 2020, Vance said that childless Americans, especially those in the country's "leadership class," were "more sociopathic" than those with children and made the country "less mentally stable." Vance added that the "most deranged" and "most psychotic" commentators on Twitter were typically childless.
• In August 2021, Vance's campaign sent fundraising emails referring to the "radical childless leaders in this country" following his appearance on "Tucker Carlson Tonight" where he made comments deriding "childless cat ladies" and leaders running the country.
• "There are just these basic cadences of life that I think are really powerful and valuable when you have kids in your life," Vance said in November 2020. "And the fact that so many people, especially in America's leadership class, just don't have that in their lives." Source: CNN K-File on 2024 Veepstakes Jul 30, 2024

  On Families & Children: Fatherhood transforms men from "driftless" to "grounded"

  In a 2019 speech, Vance articulated his belief in the positive impact that children have on society and individual lives. He explained that many of his views on children and society stem from observing how becoming a father can transform young men he knew to becoming "grounded" members of society.

  "I care about declining fertility because I've seen the role of fatherhood, the positive role that it can play in the lives of my friends and in my community," he said. "I've seen young men who were relatively driftless but became rooted and grounded when they had children."

  "I've seen people who become more attached to their communities, to their families, to their country because they have children," he added. "And in my own life, I felt the demons that come from a traumatic childhood melt away in the laughter and the love of my own son. So, I would say that we should care about declining fertility, not just because it's bad for our economy, but because we think babies are good."

  Source: CNN K-File on 2024 Veepstakes Jul 30, 2024

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