- Vice President JD Vance has admitted his controversial "childless cat ladies" comment was an "error" in his new memoir, Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith.
- This acknowledgment comes as Vance reportedly prepares for a potential White House run in 2028.
- The original 2021 remark, made on Tucker Carlson's show, disparaged Democrats like Kamala Harris, Pete Buttigieg, and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for allegedly lacking a direct stake in the country.
- The comment gained renewed attention and widespread backlash in 2024 after Vance became Trump's running mate, drawing criticism from celebrities including Jennifer Aniston and Oprah Winfrey.
- While Vance initially defended the comment as sarcastic and misinterpreted, he now describes it in his book as "boneheaded" and "intentionally provocative."
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