Vice President JD Vance calls his 'childless cat ladies' remark his 'most boneheaded comment' during an appearance on 'The View' to promote his new book.
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While speaking at the roundtable, Vance fielded questions regarding his controversial 2021 comment, in which he said that "we're effectively run in this country via the Democrats, via our corporate oligarchs, by a bunch of childless cat ladies.
"resurfaced the viral comments, saying,"Mr. Vice President, you make a mea culpa of sorts for calling Democrats ‘childless cat ladies. ’" Behar then went on to ask Vance about his line of thinking when making the comment nearly five years ago, while adding he also referred to it as a"boneheaded" decision in his new book.
"Here’s what I’d say about that," Vance said. "Did that comment actually shed light on something and start a discussion, or did it just close people down? " "When I make a comment that just closes people down instead of trying to appreciate the point that I make, that’s a mistake. And that’s on me to do better.
" Vance went on to add that in recent years, he believes the country has shifted its views to no longer prioritize the traditional, nuclear family. "I do think in a very subtle, sometimes more profound way, I think our country has become more anti-family and more anti-child," he said.
A composite image featuring JD Vance from a Fox News Digital interview screenshot alongside Joy Behar and Ana Navarro during the Season 29 premiere of"The View" on Monday, Sept. 8, 2025. Earlier in the exchange, Vance noted that Behar actually seemed to compliment him during a commercial break, revealing,"So Joy said when we were off-air that I'm ‘fine,’ which I think is the best endorsement I'm going to get out of Joy Behar.
" Vance quipped,"Well, thank you, I appreciate that. Graded on a curve here at ‘The View,’" which actually prompted chuckles from the liberal co-hosts. Vice President JD Vance visits the show"Hannity" with host Sean Hannity at Fox News Channel Studios on June 15, 2026, in New York City.on"The View," Vance said he was hopeful that his conversation with the hosts would be a productive exchange that allowed for different viewpoints.
"It may be the optimist in me, but I just fundamentally think that most people — not everybody, but most people — even if I disagree with them, you ought to try to have a conversation with them," Vance said. "We're going to go and try to have a good conversation. I hope they meet me halfway. I'm a little skeptical, but we'll see," he added.
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