Symone Sanders Townsend: J.D. Vance’s Controversial Remarks on Childless Teachers Create New Headache for Trump Campaign
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During an appearance on Morning Joe on Wednesday, MSNBC host Symone Sanders Townsend expressed her astonishment at yet another damaging video of Republican vice-presidential candidate J.D. Vance, which has surfaced, putting Donald Trump’s campaign on the defensive.
The latest clip, which emerged on Tuesday, shows Vance making controversial comments about childless women, specifically targeting teachers during his Senate campaign. In the video, Vance criticizes teachers who don’t have children of their own, accusing them of “trying to brainwash the minds of our children.”
He particularly singled out Randi Weingarten, the head of the American Federation of Teachers, saying, “If she wants to brainwash and destroy the mind of children, she should have some of her own and leave ours the hell alone.” As Sanders Townsend pointed out, this incident is likely to create further issues for Trump’s campaign, particularly with women voters, reported The Guardian.
“I don’t know how many children J.D. Vance himself has had,” Sanders Townsend remarked. “My understanding is his wife had the children, so, you know, there we go. But you don’t have a stake in the game here, America, that is just weird. It is weird and it is concerning.”
She emphasized the importance of thorough vetting in political campaigns, citing a recent conversation with former Attorney General Eric Holder, who handled the vetting process for the Harris/Walz campaign. “I recently spoke to Eric Holder, former AG who did the vetting for the Harris/Walz campaign and I asked him, ‘Are you sure you got everything?’ because look at these videos coming out watching the videos with J.D. Vance.
And he said he watched a lot of YouTube videos and he thinks he got it all but you can never be sure.” Sanders Townsend concluded by questioning the vetting process for Vance, calling the situation “simply insane.” As these videos continue to surface, the Trump campaign may find itself grappling with the fallout, particularly as it seeks to maintain support among women voters in the upcoming election.
