Coverage dated August 4, 2024

Usha Vance tries to defend her husband's 'childless cat ladies' comment

Headline from Delaware Public Media

In her first solo interview of the campaign, Usha Vance discussed how her family is adjusting to vice presidential campaign life and what she wants voters to know about her husband.

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  1. Delaware Public Media

    Usha Vance tries to defend her husband's 'childless cat ladies' comment (opens Delaware Public Media)

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    Delaware Public Media's feed description

    In her first solo interview of the campaign, Usha Vance discussed how her family is adjusting to vice presidential campaign life and what she wants voters to know about her husband.

  2. KVIA El Paso

    Usha Vance defends husband’s ‘childless cat ladies’ comment as a ‘quip’ in first solo interview (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    By Aaron Pellish, CNN (CNN) — Usha Vance, the wife of Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance, defended her husband’s previous comments deriding childless adults and downplayed his labeling of some Democratic politicians as “childless cat ladies,” calling it a “quip.

  3. NBC News

    JD Vance's wife defends his 'quip' about 'childless cat ladies' (opens NBC News)

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    Usha Vance, the wife of Donald Trump’s running mate, Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, defended her husband's “childless cat ladies” remark in a "Fox and Friends" interview.

  4. The Boston Globe

    JD Vance’s wife defends his ‘childless cat ladies’ remark, calling it a ‘quip’ (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The Boston Globe's feed description

    In an interview on Fox Monday, Usha Vance, wife of Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance, responded to the backlash surrounding her husband’s 2021 comments in which he referred to Democrats as “childless cat ladies” running the country.

  5. The Guardian

    JD Vance’s wife says his ‘childless cat ladies’ comment was a ‘quip’ (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Usha Vance doubles down on controversy dogging Donald Trump’s running mate over his remarks about US leaders

  6. NewsBusters

    Indignant CNN and MSNBC Still Obsessed with Vance’s ‘Cat Ladies’ Remark (opens NewsBusters)

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    Vice Presidential candidate JD Vance appears to have touched a nerve in the news media, because the talking heads on CNN and MSNBC are still obsessing over his 2021 comments about “childless cat ladies” with thinly-veiled rage.

  7. Breitbart News

    Usha Vance on 'Childless Cat Ladies' Comment: JD 'Made a Quip in Service of Making a Point' (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    Monday, during an appearance on FNC's "Fox & Friends," Usha Vance, wife of Sen. JD Vance (R-OH), the Republican nominee for vice president, offered her thoughts on Vance's 2021 "childless cat ladies" remarks that Democrats have weaponized for the sake of the election cycle. | Clips

  8. The Daily Caller

    ‘He Made A Quip In Service Of Making A Point’: JD Vance’s Wife Speaks Out About ‘Childless Cat Ladies’ Comments (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    Usha Vance said Monday that critics of Republican Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio focused on a “quip” to dodge discussing why parents have things “really hard.”

  9. ABC 7 New York

    Usha Vance says husband JD's 'childless cat ladies' comment was a 'quip' (opens ABC 7 New York)

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    ABC 7 New York's feed description

    Usha Vance sat down with Fox & Friends where she discussed her husband's "childless cat ladies" comment -- calling it a "quip."

  10. New York Times

    Usha Vance Defends JD Vance’s ‘Childless Cat Ladies’ Claim as a ‘Quip’ (opens New York Times)

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    Usha Vance said in a Fox News interview that her husband, who is Donald J. Trump’s running mate, had been trying to make a “substantive” point through jest.

  11. WHDH Boston

    Usha Vance defends husband’s ‘childless cat ladies’ comment as a ‘quip’ in first solo interview - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    (CNN) — Usha Vance, the wife of Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance, defended her husband’s previous comments deriding childless adults and downplayed his labeling of some Democratic

  12. NPR

    Usha Vance tries to defend her husband's "childless cat ladies" comment (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    In her first solo interview of the campaign, Usha Vance discussed how her family is adjusting to vice presidential campaign life and what she wants voters to know about her husband.

  13. New York Post

    Usha Vance says husband JD knows it’s ‘hard to be a parent,’ brushes off backlash from ‘childless cat ladies’ remark (opens New York Post)

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    Usha Vance is brushing off criticism of her husband, Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance, for claiming that Democrats who run the US government were "childless cat ladies," saying his "quip" underscored the "substantive" truth that it's "hard to be a parent in this country."

  14. Washington Times

    Usha Vance says her husband’s childless cat women comment taken out of context (opens Washington Times)

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    Usha Vance, wife of Sen. J.D. Vance, the running mate of former President Donald Trump, defended her husband's comment about "childless cat ladies," saying it was taken out of context.

  15. Deseret News

    Here's why Usha Vance defended husband Sen. JD Vance’s ‘childless cat ladies’ comment (opens Deseret News)

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    Deseret News's feed description

    Usha Vance reflected on her husband's controversial statement in her first solo television appearance Monday.

  16. Forbes

    JD Vance Vs. ‘Cat Ladies’ And The Childless: VP Candidate’s Views Explained As Wife Defends Comments (opens Forbes)

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    The senator’s attacks on “miserable, childless lefties” reflect his views on tax policies, abortion rights, healthcare coverage and more.

  17. The New Republic

    J.D. Vance’s Wife Miserably Fails at Defending “Childless Cat Ladies” (opens The New Republic)

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    The New Republic's feed description

    Usha Vance tried to brush off her husband’s comment.

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