The Kamala Harris campaign fired back at J.D. Vance on Wednesday night with a sharp response, using a well-known workplace accident meme to highlight what they see as ongoing misogyny from Donald Trump’s running mate.
In a blistering statement, the Harris-Walz campaign declared that there have been zero days since “JD Vance insulted women across America.” The release featured a meme—a tactic Harris’ younger, tech-savvy campaign team has effectively used since she became the Democratic nominee—depicting a Simpsons character adjusting a sign with the number “0” next to the phrase “days without” and the superimposed text “insulting women.”
The campaign didn’t hold back, quipping that it was “a day ending in y,” signaling yet another instance of Vance and his Project 2025 agenda being “an absolute menace to womankind.” “The internet is—literally—begging JD to be normal,” the statement continued, emphasizing the exasperation felt by many.
The Harris camp specifically called out Vance’s recent interview on Fox News with Laura Ingraham, where he was asked about concerns among suburban women that the Trump-Vance ticket might push for a national abortion ban.
Ingraham framed the issue by saying, “All these suburban women—all they care about is abortion and they don’t understand the decision is with the states now. It’s not banned nationally, even if certain people want it banned nationally, it’s with the states. What do you say to suburban women out there who are marinating in this propaganda?”
Vance’s response only fueled the fire. “Well, first of all, I don’t buy that Laura. I think most suburban women care about the normal things that most Americans care about,” he replied, dismissing the concerns as overblown.
Adding to the controversy, the Harris-Walz campaign pointed to newly resurfaced audio in which Vance shared his views on the role of post-menopausal women. In an April 2020 podcast interview shared by Heartland Signal, Vance discussed his mother-in-law’s involvement in raising his son.
“It makes him a much better human being to have exposure to his grandparents,” Vance said. The podcast host, Eric Weinstein, responded, “That’s the whole purpose of the post-menopausal female.” Vance agreed, replying, “Yes.”
In response, Sarafina Chitika, a Harris campaign spokesperson, condemned Vance’s remarks. “He thinks he gets to tell women how to live our lives,” she said. “He and Donald Trump want to control if and when women have children, ban abortion nationwide, and restrict access to IVF and birth control. They need to mind their own damn business.”
Chitika concluded with a rallying cry: “Women are sick of Trump, Vance, and their Project 2025 obsession with controlling private decisions. We’ll shut the door on them this November.” As the campaign intensifies, the clash over women’s rights is shaping up to be a critical battleground, with both sides drawing clear lines in the sand.