Actor Jennifer Aniston, who has opened up about her fertility struggles, slammed Senator JD Vance in a resurgent 2021 interview in which he said the United States is run by “a bunch of childless cat ladies.”
“I really can’t believe this is coming from the potential Vice President of the United States,” Aniston wrote in an Instagram story on Wednesday, including a clip of Vance’s comments.
It gained renewed interest this week after the interview was published on X, days after former President Donald Trump announced that the Republican senator from Ohio would be his. running mate of the vice president.
During a 2021 appearance on Tucker Carlson’s former Fox News show, Vance said the country was run by “a bunch of childless cat ladies who are unhappy with their lives and the choices they’ve made.”
“So they want to make the rest of the country miserable,” Vance said. “And that’s just a basic fact. If you look at Kamala Harris, Pete Buttigieg, [Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez], the entire future of the Democrats is controlled by people without children. What is the point of handing over our country to people who really have no direct stake?”
Harris, who has two stepchildren, is now is a presidential candidate After President Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 race. Transportation Secretary Buttigieg adopted twins.
Vance he continued to say In the clip, “people who go home at night and see the face of a smiling child, no matter what their profession, I think they’re happier, I think they’re healthier and they’re better prepared. in fact, he leads this country.”
Aniston also called out Vance for her far-right stance on reproductive rights.
“All I can say is… Mr. Vance, I pray that your daughter is lucky enough to have children of her own one day,” Aniston wrote. “I hope she doesn’t have to resort to IVF as a second option. Because you are trying to take it from him.”
actor told Allure in 2022 She said she had been trying to get pregnant for many years, but it was “a tough road” for her.
“I went through IVF, drank Chinese teas,” she said. “I threw everything at him. If someone told me to “Freeze your eggs” I would give anything. Do yourself a favor.” You just don’t think. So here I am today. The ship has sailed.”
Aniston, 55, said she was hurt by the constant media scrutiny and false claims that she didn’t want children because she was “selfish”.
Harris’ stepdaughter, Ella Emhoff, Thursday He also pushed back on Vance’s comments since 2021 interview.
“How can you be ‘childless’ when you have cutie pie kids like Cole and I,” Emhoff wrote. post on Instagram this morningreferring to his brother and Harris’ other stepchild, Cole Emhoff.
Emhoff also praised the testimony of her biological mother, Kerstin Emhoff, the ex-wife of second gentleman Doug Emhoff, who defended Harris from “baseless attacks” and praised her for being a “loving, caring, fiercely protective” stepmother to her children. 10 years.
While Aniston has not officially endorsed Harris, the Instagram post comes as many in Hollywood have begun to publicly air their enthusiasm for the vice president’s campaign.
Josh Gad, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Barbra Streisand and Kerry Washington He was among the flood of actors who voiced their support. Including several artists Lil Nas X and John Legendalso shared posts supporting Harris on social media.
And among the first is Netflix CEO Reed Hastings Democratic donors should call on Biden to step asideDonated $7 million to super PAC supporting Harris’ run, He published information about this.