Oprah Winfrey lays into JD Vance for ‘childless cat lady’ remark during DNC speech

Oprah Winfrey made an apperence at the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday night to lend her voice and support to Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential bid.
It followed Tuesday’s special guest, Obama, giving a speech bashing Donald Trump.
Oprah came out in the lead-up to Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz’s acceptance of the Democratic vice presidential nomination.
The DNC has become a hot ticket in music scene, with an appearance by Lil Jon on Tuesday night and performances from Stevie Wonder, John Legend, Maren Morris, and Pink to close out the week.
“It is impossible to conquer us,” Oprah said in her opening speech. “I have seen racism, I have seen sexism…at times I have been on the ends of it.”
“When a house is on fire, we don’t ask about the homeowners’ race or religion…if the place happens to belong to a childless cat lady, well, we try to get that cat out, too,” Oprah said referring to past comments Republican nominee JD Vance made in 2021 on Tucker Carlson’s FOX show.
“Obviously, it was a sarcastic comment. I’ve got nothing against cats,” JD Vance told Sirius XM last month. “[People are] focusing so much on the sarcasm and not on the substance of what I actually said.”
Critics and fans alike took to social media to voice their opinions.
“Figured Oprah’s speech would be better,” one user stated.
“Would love to look this good at SEVENTY,” another commented.
In 2020, Oprah supported President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, celebrating Harris as the first woman and the first woman of color to serve as VP.
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“I was thinking the other day, ‘I wish Maya [Angelou] were alive to see it,'” Winfrey told People Magazine in 2020.
“…There’s no way to measure what the election of Kamala Harris means for all women, all colors, everywhere.”
The TV queen is no stranger to politics, with her endorsement of former President Barack Obama in 2008 making major headlines.
She also endorsed Hillary Clinton in 2016 but notably stayed off the campaign trail.