Vice President JD Vance says his 2021 “childless cat ladies” comment about Democrats was a mistake and one of the dumbest things he has said. Multiple outlets report that Vance makes the admission in his forthcoming memoir, “Communion,” which is set to be released Tuesday. In the book, he describes the remark—made while he was arguing that “childless cat ladies” across the Democratic Party were running the country—using terms such as “boneheaded” and “one of the dumbest things I ever said.”
The comment has previously drawn backlash as Vance faced scrutiny over the language during his earlier political campaigns, including his run for the Ohio Senate and later national attention. Fox News also reports that Vance frames the remark as distracting from his broader message about families, while another report says he walked back the comment during an appearance on “The View.”
Overall, the coverage agrees that Vance acknowledges the phrase offended people and he now regrets using it.
