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JD Vance's mother Beverly Vance reacts to vice president's 'childless cat ladies' spat with Taylor Swift

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Beverly Vance, mother of Vice President JD Vance, reacted to a comment he made about "childless cat ladies" during his 2024 campaign, which was referenced by Taylor Swift in her endorsement of Kamala Harris and Tim Walz. Vance stated that she had no idea what Swift's post was referencing and thought it was unrelated until informed otherwise. She attributed her son's comment to a joke, saying he often uses humor and people just didn't take it as such. Vance also corrected Tomi Lahren about Taylor Swift's husband Travis Kelce's college football background.

Written by AI on 2026-09-06, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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Beverly Vance, the mother of Vice President JD Vance, said she had no idea that her son's 2021 comment about Democrats being "a bunch of childless cat ladies" would be taken seriously by others. JD Vance made the remark during an interview with Tucker Carlson on Fox News in 2021 while he was a Senate candidate, and it became a talking point in President Donald Trump's 2024 campaign. Singer-songwriter Taylor Swift even referenced the comment when she endorsed Kamala Harris and Tim Walz. Beverly Vance defended her son's statement, saying that he meant it as a joke and was simply trying to be funny. She admitted that she didn't realize Swift had taken a shot at her son over his comment until it was pointed out to her. JD Vance himself has previously acknowledged that the comment was a mistake in his book. The controversy surrounding the comment highlights the ongoing debate about personal attacks and insults in politics.

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Beverly PERSON · 3× Swift PERSON · 3× JD Vance PERSON · 2× Beverly Vance PERSON · 1× Donald Trump PERSON · 1× JD Vance's PERSON · 1× Kamala Harris PERSON · 1× Taylor Swift PERSON · 1× Tim Walz PERSON · 1× Vance PERSON · 1×

Narrative

JD Vance appeared on Fox News for an interview with Tucker Carlson in 2021, and the then-Senate candidate said that Democrats are "a bunch of childless cat ladies who are miserable at their own lives and the choices that they've made and so they want to make the rest of the country miserable, too."

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JD Vance's mother Beverly Vance reacts to vice president's 'childless cat ladies' spat with Taylor Swift · assertive framing

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JD Vance's mother Beverly Vance reacts to vice president's 'childless cat ladies' spat with Taylor Swift · assertive framing

Claims (13 extracted, 0 hedged)

Vice President JD Vance’s comment about "childless cat ladies" became a talking point during President Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign. asserted

comment → become → campaign

Taylor Swift even referenced it when she endorsed Kamala Harris and Tim Walz. asserted

she → reference → Harris

Yet Beverly Vance, JD Vance's mother, had no idea Swift had taken a shot at her son over his "childless cat ladies" comment. asserted

Swift → have → comment

"I had no idea that's what she was even doing. asserted

she → have → what

Until you just said that, I didn't even put the two together," Vance said with a laugh during a recent appearance on OutKick’s "Tomi Lahren is Fearless." asserted

Lahren → say → is

rest → appear → country

Beverly said her son meant it as a joke and cited his sense of humor. asserted

son → say → humor

"I just thought it was funny," Beverly said. asserted

Beverly → think → ?

"JD's just got a sense of humor and you know he was making a joke and obviously people didn't take it as a joke, but you know, I know JD and he just meant it as a joke." asserted

he → get → joke

The vice president admitted his comment was a mistake in his book. asserted

comment → admit → book

In Swift’s post endorsing Harris and Walz, she posed for a photo with a cat. asserted

she → endorse → cat

Tomi Lahren mentioned that Swift’s husband, Kansas City Chiefs superstar Travis Kelce, grew up in Ohio, like the Vances. asserted

husband → mention → Vances

Beverly quickly pointed out that Kelce played college football at the University of Cincinnati. asserted

Kelce → point → Cincinnati