JD Vance’s wife says his ‘childless cat ladies’ comment was a ‘quip’

Usha Vance doubles down on controversy dogging Donald Trump's running mate over his remarks about US leaders

Women offended by JD Vance's contention that the US is run by childless cat ladies" should realise it was merely a quip", the Republican vice-presidential nominee's wife, Usha Vance, claimed in an interview broadcast on Monday.

I took a moment to look and actually see what he had said and tried to understand what the context was and all that, which is something that I really wish people would do a little bit more often," Vance told Fox News in remarks that doubled down on a controversy that has emerged as one of her husband's most persistent.