OnPolitics: Vance called Harris a childless cat lady. Here's where he stands on family issues
Hey OnPolitics readers! When Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, ran for the Senate, he made headlines for calling Democratic leaders, including Vice President Kamala Harris, "childless cat ladies" who don't have a stake in the country's future.
Vance told Tucker Carlson in 2021 that "If you look at Kamala Harris, Pete Buttigieg, AOC, the entire future of the Democrats is controlled by people without children."
The interview resurfaced this week while Vance made his debut on the campaign trail as former President's Donald Trump's vice-presidential running mate, Paste BN's Haley BeMiller reported. His comments prompted swift criticism from Democrats and drew renewed attention to the Ohio senator's previous statements on divorce, domestic abuse and banning pornography.
❓What has Vance said about abortion? Vance opposes abortion and previously said he would "like abortion to be illegal nationally." He compared abortion to slavery in a 2021 interview with the Catholic Current, saying both have a "morally distorting effect" on society. When asked by Spectrum News 1 that year if abortion should be allowed in cases of rape or incest, Vance said "two wrongs don't make a right."
Still, like other Republicans, Vance moderated his position on abortion after Ohio and other GOP-leaning states voted to codify access to the procedure.
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🥊Vance criticized for comments on violent marriages: During a 2022 event at Pacifica Christian High School in California, Vance credited his grandparents for never divorcing even though they had an "incredibly chaotic marriage." Critics accused Vance of encouraging people to stay in violent marriages − something he rebuked after writing about domestic abuse during his own childhood.
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❤️Vance opposes same-sex marriage: Writing under his previous legal name − JD Hamel − Vance in 2011 blasted conservatives who supported a proposal to define marriage as a union between one man and one woman. Fast forward to his Senate campaign: Vance said he's against same-sex marriage and would not support federal legislation to codify marriage equality.
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