Sen JD Vance (R-Ohio) stated that it’s “most important” to be the individual he is as he considered on whether he regrets his debatable “childless cat ladies” statements throughout a “Meet the Press” meeting that broadcast Sunday.
“I have a lot of regrets, Kristen, but making a joke three years ago is not at the top ten of the list,” Donald Trump‘s running friend informed host Kristen Welker.
Vance has actually dealt with reaction over the resurfaced 2021 remarks where he described Vice President Kamala Harris as one Democrat amongst “childless cat ladies” that “don’t have a direct stake” in the future of the nation.
Welker, that mentioned demographics information revealing almost 22 million united state females in between the ages of 20 and 39 that do not have kids, asked Trump’s vice governmental choice for his message to those females that feel he will not represent them.
Vance, that has formerly doubled down on his statements, stated he’ll stand for those females prior to defining his remarks as “sarcastic” and “willfully misinterpreted” by Democrats.
“But what I’ve simply said is that I think that it’s really a profound change that’s happened in our country, where we’ve become anti-family. And I would like to change that,” Vance stated.
Welker later on went back to the “cat ladies” statements and kept in mind that some females seemed like his remarks were a “gut punch” to them prior to asking if he is sorry for making the statements.
“Look, I regret, certainly, that a lot of people took it the wrong way and I certainly regret the DNC and Kamala Harris lied about it —,” Vance asserted.
“But do you regret what you said, Senator?” pushed Welker.
“Look, Kristen, I’m gonna say things from time to time that people disagree with. I’m a real person. I’m gonna make jokes. I’m gonna say things sarcastically and I think that what’s important is that we focus on the policy,” Vance responded.
He proceeded, “There are certainly gonna be things that I say if I’m elected vice president that people are gonna say, ‘Well, I wish he had said that differently.’ I think it’s most important to actually be the person I actually am and to say those sarcastic comments were made in the service of a real substantive point.”
