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Jennifer Aniston Slams J.D. Vance For 'Childless' Woman Comments
By Kelly Coffey-Behrens on July 25, 2024 at 9:45 AM EDT
Updated on July 25, 2024 at 4:32 PM EDT
Jennifer Aniston, who rarely talks politics with the public or media, has hit her boiling point and is speaking her mind.
The "Friends" actress took to her Instagram Stories after hearing J.D. Vance's recent comments about "childless" women, completely slamming Donald Trump's running mate.
J.D. Vance's comment has received backlash from many, including Jennifer Aniston, who has struggled with fertility.
Jennifer Aniston Speaks Out Regarding J.D. Vance's Comments
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In a recently resurfaced video from a 2021 episode of Tucker Carlson's former Fox News show, J.D. Vance, who, at the time, was a candidate for the Ohio Senate, made a striking statement.
Vance claimed that the United States was being governed by "a bunch of childless cat ladies who are miserable with their own lives and the choices they’ve made, and so they want to make the rest of the country miserable, too."
He also said, “It’s just a basic fact — you look at Kamala Harris, Pete Buttigieg, AOC — the entire future of the Democrats is controlled by people without children. And how does it make any sense that we’ve turned our country over to people who don’t really have a direct stake in it?”
What Did The 'Friends' Actress Say?
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After seeing the resurfaced clip, Jennifer Aniston took to her Instagram Stories to express her opinions.
“All I can say is… Mr. Vance, I pray that your daughter is fortunate enough to bear children of her own one day,” the actress wrote on her Instagram stories. “I hope she will not need to turn to IVF as a second option."
"Because you are trying to take that away from her, too," she added.
Jennifer Aniston Opens Up About Fertility Issues
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This comes two years after Aniston revealed that she struggled with her fertility and underwent IVF.
“I was trying to get pregnant. It was a challenging road for me, the baby-making road,” Aniston told Allure, recalling the struggles she faced during her 30s and 40s. “All the years and years and years of speculation… It was really hard. I was going through IVF, drinking Chinese teas, you name it. I was throwing everything at it."
"I would’ve given anything if someone had said to me, ‘Freeze your eggs. Do yourself a favor.’ You just don’t think it," she continued. "So here I am today. The ship has sailed.”
“God forbid a woman is successful and doesn’t have a child,” she also said in 2022. “And the reason my husband left me, why we broke up and ended our marriage, was because I wouldn’t give him a kid. It was absolute lies.”
J.D. Vance's Other Controversial Comments
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The comment regarding "childless" women is, by far, the only comment that has gotten Vance in some trouble.
After Donald Trump named J.D. Vance as his running mate, another clip has resurfaced, this one regarding his comments on "violent" marriages.
"This is one of the great tricks that I think the sexual revolution pulled on the American populace, which is the idea that like, 'Well, OK, these marriages were fundamentally, you know, they were maybe even violent, but certainly they were unhappy," he said, per NewsWeek. "And so getting rid of them and making it easier for people to shift spouses like they change their underwear, that's going to make people happier in the long term.'
"And maybe it worked out for the moms and dads, though I'm skeptical. But it really didn't work out for the kids of those marriages," Vance added.
J.D. Vance Acknowledges That 'Domestic Violence Has Skyrocketed In Recent Years'
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When asked about the comments, Trump's running mate later said, "I reject the premise of your bogus question. As anyone who studies these issues knows: domestic violence has skyrocketed in recent years and is much higher among non-married couples. "
"That's the 'trick' I reference: that domestic violence would somehow go down if progressives got what they want, when in fact modern society's war on families has made our domestic violence situation much worse," he said. "Any fair person would recognize I was criticizing the progressive frame on this issue, not embracing it."
"But I can see that you are not a fair person, so rather than answer your loaded and baseless question, let me offer the following: I'm an actual victim of domestic violence. In my life, I have seen siblings, wives, daughters, and myself abused by men," Vance continued. "It's disgusting for you to argue that I was defending those men."