Hollywood actor Jennifer Aniston has publicly criticized Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance for comments he made about childless politicians, which have recently gained significant attention online.
On Thursday, the star of “The Morning Show” took to her Instagram to address Vance’s remarks, which were initially shared by Ron Filipkowski, editor-in-chief of the MeidasTouch Network.Filipkowski posted a 28-second clip from a 2021 interview on “Tucker Carlson Tonight,” featuring Vance discussing women who have not given birth.
In the clip, Vance says, “We are effectively run in this country … by a bunch of childless cat ladies who are miserable at their own lives and the choices that they’ve made, and so they wanna make the rest of the country miserable, too. It’s just a basic fact. You look at Kamala Harris, Pete Buttigieg, AOC (Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez), the entire future of the Democrats is controlled by people without children. And how does it make any sense that we’ve turned our country over to people who don’t really have a direct stake in it?”
In response, Aniston shared a screenshot of Filipkowski’s post and wrote, “I truly can’t believe this is coming from a potential VP of the United States. All I can say is… Mr Vance, I pray that your daughter is fortunate enough to bear children of her own one day. I hope she will not need to turn to IVF as a second option. Because you are trying to take that away from her, too.”
On Thursday, the star of “The Morning Show” took to her Instagram to address Vance’s remarks, which were initially shared by Ron Filipkowski, editor-in-chief of the MeidasTouch Network.Filipkowski posted a 28-second clip from a 2021 interview on “Tucker Carlson Tonight,” featuring Vance discussing women who have not given birth.
In the clip, Vance says, “We are effectively run in this country … by a bunch of childless cat ladies who are miserable at their own lives and the choices that they’ve made, and so they wanna make the rest of the country miserable, too. It’s just a basic fact. You look at Kamala Harris, Pete Buttigieg, AOC (Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez), the entire future of the Democrats is controlled by people without children. And how does it make any sense that we’ve turned our country over to people who don’t really have a direct stake in it?”
In response, Aniston shared a screenshot of Filipkowski’s post and wrote, “I truly can’t believe this is coming from a potential VP of the United States. All I can say is… Mr Vance, I pray that your daughter is fortunate enough to bear children of her own one day. I hope she will not need to turn to IVF as a second option. Because you are trying to take that away from her, too.”
Vance’s comments, made during his campaign for Ohio’s US Senate seat, have been widely criticized for their derogatory and dismissive nature. He specifically targeted figures like Kamala Harris, who has two stepchildren with her husband, Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff, and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, who welcomed twins with his husband Chasten shortly after the interview.
Aniston’s remarks have added to the growing backlash against Vance’s statements, highlighting concerns over the implications of such views on public discourse and the treatment of women’s reproductive choices.