Hear Buttigieg’s response to Vance’s criticism of childless Democrats

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Former presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg who was speaking to CNN in his personal capacity, responded to past comments from JD Vance about people who don’t have children working in the government in an interview with CNN’s Kaitlan Collins. #CNN #news

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All Comments (21)
  • @abdrema7272
    He is so intelligent and well-spoken. A wonderful representation of the Democratic Party!
  • @AmberSaver
    I didn't want kids when I was younger because of growing up abused sexually, verbally, emotionally, and physically. I got pregnant twice accidentally. My first pregnancy I had to have abortion due to the fact that the baby died in the womb and my body would not expel the fetus. The second pregnancy I gave birth to a little boy. I adore my son now that I have him but I also made it clear I was done when I met my husband who also had child from his previous marriage. I didn't want to bring in more kids to a world full of chaos and hate. Being childless can be chosen or not. Some women can't have children and it's an insult to them and to those who chose not to it's their right to not to. It's their right to worry about what we leave in this world once we are wrong. It's not wrong to think of future generations regardless if they choose to have kids or not.
  • @janefreda7034
    You shouldn't get into politics because you want to exclusively make your kids' lives better, you should get into politics because you have a fundamental desire to make everyone's lives better. Improving all people's lives better should be at the heart of what drives you and why you get up and go to work everyday.
  • @Katsmom6
    I missed the memo where people without biological children couldn’t possibly care about the next generation.
  • @TheOneMonk
    Shady Vance is the best thing for Democrats since Sarah Palin.
  • @deonax
    The way Buttigieg's face changed when Collins brought up that JD Vance clip... Man was ready to throw hands. The way he was quickly able to shift focus back onto the people and compassion speaks volumes about him.
  • @user-iq9cn2hf2x
    There are a lot of us who chose not to have kids and we still have a vested interest in our country, our world, our future and most importantly, the future of this planet. I’d like to see Vances’s remarks addressed so everyone understands that EVERYONE has an interest in our future. Not just parents, stepparents, adoptive parents, foster parents.
  • @elijahheyes9061
    Pete's communication skills are off the charts. Kamala and Pete would wipe the floor with Trump and creepy Vance
  • @tyrnill
    "Maybe that's why you shouldn't be talking about other people's children." 😭
  • @PhotoDesigner1
    Protect and defend the Constitution against all enemies -- foreign and orange.
  • @stevenr.2534
    Not having children doesn’t mean you’re indifferent to the future of our country or humanity.
  • @aleisakyper7362
    Vance's comment illustrates his inability to understand that some people care about issues bigger than themselves. Vance is solely motivated by the "What's in this for me" mindset...
  • @paulaoh5306
    Did it ever occur to Vance that people who don't have kids care about the world and it's future as much as or more than they care about themselves and their families? All of us who are here have a stake in making the world a better place. That's as important a legacy as having children and may be more important, depending upon what you are able to accomplish.
  • @annmd1735
    I would love to see Pete B on the ticket, so well spoken and never wavers, he is a quiet bulldog and holds his own so well in the face of the MAGA. I think America is ready for a Fresh Breath of air on the ticket, I just don't know if America knows it.
  • @RC093
    Why do people care so much about people who don't have children? Having kids is a personal choice, not mandatory, not everyone has the desire to be a parent. Instead of going after people who don't have kids, how about going after the people who keep having kids when they can't even afford them.
  • @johndowner2196
    Disgusting how a person with a Criminal Record can run for President
  • @fugebacsi
    JD Vance is the kinda dude who would buy all the toilet paper in the store, and laugh afterwards that no one else could buy any.