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“So many of the leaders of the left, and I hate to be so personal about this, but they’re people without kids trying to brainwash the minds of our children, that really disorients me and disturbs me,” Vance is heard saying in a clip from 2021 read more
 "JD Vance attacks 'childless' opponents in newly resurfaced clip")
Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, arrives for a campaign event Tuesday, in Big Rapids, Mich. AP
In newly resurfaced remarks from 2021, Republican vice-presidential candidate JD Vance attacked his opponents and teachers who do not have children.
Unearthed audio: JD Vance says teachers who do not have biological children “disorient and really disturb” him: “She should have some of her own [children]” pic.twitter.com/Rqx2PLfjT5
— Kamala HQ (@KamalaHQ) August 27, 2024According to The Guardian report, in the resurfaced clip, Vance, who was speaking at a forum held by the Center for Christian Virtue, is heard attacking “leaders on the left” and Randi Weingarten, the president of the American Federation of Teachers, for not having children.
“So many of the leaders of the left, and I hate to be so personal about this, but they’re people without kids trying to brainwash the minds of our children, that really disorients me and disturbs me,” The Guardian quotes Vance as saying saying in the clip.
“Randi Weingarten, who’s the head of the most powerful teachers’ union in the country, she doesn’t have a single child. If she wants to brainwash and destroy the minds of children, she should have some of her own and leave ours the hell alone,” Vance added.
Responding to Vance’s resurfaced comments, Weingarten in a post on X called Vance’s comments “gross”.
Gross! JD Vance's comments are sad and insulting to millions of modern families, and school teachers including Catholic nuns, none of whom should be targeted for their family decisions. https://t.co/diVEQEHH2b
— Randi Weingarten 🇺🇸💪🏿👩🎓🟣🌴🥥 (@rweingarten) August 27, 2024“Gross! JD Vance’s comments are sad and insulting to millions of modern families, and school teachers including Catholic nuns, none of whom should be targeted for their family decisions,” wrote Weingarten.
Teachers who are in back-to-school mode right now help other people’s children every single day. Those who virtuously serve our communities should be lauded, not vilified. 🙏🙏 to our nation’s educators.
— Randi Weingarten 🇺🇸💪🏿👩🎓🟣🌴🥥 (@rweingarten) August 27, 2024“Teachers who are in back-to-school mode right now help other people’s children every single day. Those who virtuously serve our communities should be lauded, not vilified,” added Weingarten, whose union endorsed Kamala Harris for president in July.
The remarks that resurfaced on social media this week have quickly circulated online, with Kamala Harris’s campaign also sharing the clip on Tuesday.
According to The Guardian, a spokesperson for Vance did not immediately comment, but Taylor Van Kirk, his spokesperson, said Vance “will continue to loudly call this crap out to defend our kids.”
“There is no bigger threat to American children than the leftwing indoctrination being peddled in our schools by radicals like Randi Weingarten, with the support of Kamala Harris and Tim Walz,” The Guardian quoted Van Kirk as saying in a statement to NBC News.
These comments come shortly after Vance faced backlash for a 2021 clip where he referred to leading Democrats as “a bunch of childless cat ladies.”
The comments, resurfacing after Vance was selected by Donald Trump as his 2024 running mate, sparked outrage and were denounced by many Democrats, celebrities, and some Republicans.
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