JD Vance pleads sarcasm in latest effort to clean up ‘childless cat ladies’ remark

Republican vice-presidential nominee continues to face questions about comment as campaign speeds up

The Republican vice-presidential nominee, JD Vance, claimed that calling leading Democrats a bunch of childless cat ladies" was merely a sarcastic remark", as he attempted to deflect charges of misogyny and redirect fire at Harris's own running mate, Tim Walz, on Tuesday.

The media wants to get offended about a sarcastic remark I made before I even ran for the United States Senate," the Ohio senator and Republican vice-presidential nominee told reporters in Philadelphia.