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Matt Katz, reporter in the WNYC in Gothamist Newsroom, filling in for Brian today.

We will end today's show with calls

from those of you who identify as childless cat ladies or childless cat gentlemen. But now

you've heard this infamous comment from Donald Trump's vice presidential candidate nominee,

running mate, J.D. Vance. But just in case, here it is one more time.

In this country, via the Democrats, viaance, but just in case, here it is one more time.

In this country, via the Democrats, via our corporate oligarchs, by 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. And 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?

There's a reason the statement from Vice Presidential hopeful J.D. Vance hasn't become

yesterday's news just yet. It's not a one-off comment.

Here he is further explaining his philosophy on the importance of having children in a podcast interview from 2020.

When you go to the polls in this country as a parent, you should have more power.

You should have more of an ability to speak your voice in our Democratic Republic than people

who don't have kids.

Let's face the consequences and the reality.

If you don't have as much of an investment in the future of this country, maybe you shouldn't

get nearly the same voice.

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