{"id":2614278,"date":"2026-06-15T14:19:02","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T18:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jd-vance-walks-back-childless-cat-ladies-remark-in-new-book\/"},"modified":"2026-06-15T14:20:01","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T18:20:01","slug":"jd-vance-walks-back-childless-cat-ladies-remark-in-new-book","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jd-vance-walks-back-childless-cat-ladies-remark-in-new-book\/","title":{"rendered":"JD Vance walks back &#8216;childless cat ladies&#8217; remark in new book"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjd-vance-walks-back-childless-cat-ladies-remark-in-new-book%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2614278&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Vice President JD Vance reflected on a controversial comment he made five years ago, where he called Democrats \u201cchildless cat ladies,\u201d criticizing their leadership in a provocative manner. In his new memoir, *Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith*, Vance admits the comment was &#8220;boneheaded&#8221; and intentionally provocative. The remark, made during a 2021 campaign while mocking Vice President Kamala Harris and other Democrats, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/special-counsel-jack-smith-once-had-a-run-in-with-the-nations-highest-justice-and-it-didnt-end-well-for-him\/\" title=\"Special Counsel Jack Smith&#039;s Encounter with the Supreme Court Ended Badly\">drew notable criticism<\/a> and was later linked to sexist attitudes against women who haven&#8217;t had children.Vance acknowledged regret over the statement, stating he could have expressed his point more effectively and attributed his reflection to his Christian faith. He also discussed his spiritual journey, including his conversion to Catholicism in 2019, and credited his wife Usha Vance, who practices Hinduism, for encouraging his faith. Vance plans to promote his memoir on Fox News and has addressed the incident publicly, recognizing it as a mistake influenced by his desire to provoke rather than clarify.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vice President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jd-vance\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"7658\">JD Vance<\/a> called himself \u201cboneheaded\u201d in his new memoir for once deriding <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democrats\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"249\">Democrats<\/a> as \u201cchildless cat ladies,\u201d five years after he made the divisive comment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In <em>Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith<\/em>, Vance admitted fault in making the comment.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4609049\/lindsey-graham-hard-liner-propaganda-iran-deal-vance\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Lindsey Graham should not \u2018believe hard-liner propaganda\u2019 over Iran deal: Vance<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4609002\/trump-g7-iran-mou\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump suggests he may not extend G7 trip to sign Iran memorandum of understanding<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4608561\/vance-iran-war-deal-memorandum-understanding-signed-digitally\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Vance says MOU between Iran and US \u2018already signed\u2019 digitally<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOne of the dumbest things I ever said came when I argued that \u2018childless cat ladies\u2019 across the Democrat Party were running our country into the ground,\u201d he wrote in a book excerpt reported by NBC News.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe comment caused two firestorms: the first when I made it, the second years later during a political campaign,\u201d he continued. \u201cIt was a boneheaded comment, intentionally (and successfully) provocative rather than illuminating.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2021, Vance mocked then-Vice President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"748\">Kamala Harris<\/a> and other Democrats as \u201ca bunch of childless cat ladies who are miserable at their own lives and the choices that they\u2019ve made and so they want to make the rest of the country miserable, too.\u201d At the time, he was running for a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/senate\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"8765\">Senate<\/a> seat in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ohio\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1141\">Ohio<\/a>. The comment resurfaced in 2024 when <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> chose Vance as his running mate.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Harris\u2019s campaign for president <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/HQNewsNow\/status\/1816527148926050742\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/HQNewsNow\/status\/1816527148926050742\">latched onto Vance\u2019s words<\/a> as a sexist attack against women who haven\u2019t given birth. While running for the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/white-house\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"8767\">White House<\/a> two years ago, Vance defended his criticism of Democrats.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI have a lot of regrets,\u201d he said on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/meet-the-press\/meet-press-august-25-2024-n1310508\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/meet-the-press\/meet-press-august-25-2024-n1310508\">NBC News\u2019s <em>Meet the Press<\/em><\/a>  in August 2024, \u201cbut making a joke three years ago is not at the top 10 of the list.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After some reflection, Vance said he could have made his intended point about Americans being opposed to having children \u201cmuch more effectively\u201d instead of \u201cenraging\u201d people. He pointed to his Christian faith as a reason for why he should have been less antagonistic.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhen I consider the Church\u2019s admonition to respect the dignity of every life, this was a clear moment where I failed,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-defector-emails-pipeline-to-obama-admin-seen-as-currency\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden Defector Emails: &#039;Pipeline&#039; to Obama Admin Seen as &#039;Currency&#039;\">vice president<\/a> is releasing his second memoir on Tuesday, 10 years after <em>Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis<\/em> was published. His latest book covers his conversion to Catholicism in 2019 and his spiritual journey since then.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4609049\/lindsey-graham-hard-liner-propaganda-iran-deal-vance\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4609049\/lindsey-graham-hard-liner-propaganda-iran-deal-vance\/\">LINDSEY GRAHAM SHOULD NOT \u2018BELIEVE HARD-LINER PROPAGANDA\u2019 OVER IRAN DEAL: VANCE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In his upcoming memoir, Vance credited his wife, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/usha-vance\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"11769\">Usha Vance<\/a>, for encouraging him in his Christian faith even though she practices Hinduism. She helped edit his latest writing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vance is set to go on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FoxNews\/status\/2066516472273236325\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FoxNews\/status\/2066516472273236325\">Fox News\u2019s <em>Hannity<\/em><\/a>  at 9 p.m. Monday to discuss <em>Communion<\/em>, among other topics.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vance admits fault for past \u201cchildless cat ladies\u201d remark<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2159,"featured_media":2614279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26166166575836_eb3b1b.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[63239,32082,32171,36971],"class_list":["post-2614278","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-book-controversy","tag-jd-vance","tag-political-commentary","tag-social-commentary"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26166166575836_eb3b1b.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2614278","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2159"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2614278"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2614278\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2614282,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2614278\/revisions\/2614282"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2614279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2614278"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2614278"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2614278"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}