"'Ask Grandma To Watch Them For Free' Is Not Policy": People Are HEATED At J.D. Vance's Suggestion To Lower Childcare Costs, And The Backlash Is Brutal

" One of the way that you might be able to relieve a little piece of pressure on people who are paying so much for daycare is maybe grandma and grandpa desire to help out a little routine more . "

Childcare costs in America have become a vital issue for voters in 2024. Working parents everywhere are struggling, and88% of respondents to a recent childcare surveysaid a candidate’s position on childcare costs would influence their vote. Well, J.D. Vance is going viral for his statements on childcare, and it’s not going over well.

In aclipfrom a sit-down interview with Charlie Kirk, aTurning Point Actionfounder, J.D. Vance was asked, “How will we lower the cost of daycare?”

“One of the ways that you might be able to relieve a little bit of pressure on people who are paying so much for daycare is maybe grandma and grandpa want to help out a little bit more,” Vance responded.

“Or maybe there’s an aunt or uncle who wants to help out a little bit more. If that happens, you relieve some pressure on all the resources that we’re spending in daycare.”

“ require granny to catch them for gratuitous ” is not policy.https://t.co/fVrBqHbQdZ

Sorry , Grandma and Grandpa work full - time because they ca n’t survive on Social Security.https://t.co/jxkkUh6OrZ

They want Grandma to work until she is 72 . How is she going to babysit ?

J.D. Vance speaking at an event; he is wearing a suit and striped tie, standing behind a microphone with blurred supporters holding signs in the background

Hey J.D. this is Grandma of Grandma and Grandpa and I do n’t want those blame child so derive up with a raw childcare policy.pic.twitter.com/kSEThJgQvr

JD ’s mother - in - police force moved across the country to care for his kids . Not everyone has that opulence . I did n’t . Until a friend step in and make unnecessary the sidereal day , I had to prefer between working and spending every dime on child care , or staying home and having nothing . Lots and mass of …

In response to Vance’s viral statements, Kamala Harris’s campaign issued a statement on X highlighting an old tweet of Vance’s from 2021 in which he professes his disapproval of universal daycare. “JD Vance says ‘normal people’ don’t want families to have access to child care.”

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It’s important to note that Vance reportedly did not attend theSenate vote to expand the Child Tax Credit, which would have reduced taxes for lower-income families by up to$2,000 per child.

J.D. Vance speaks animatedly into a microphone at a Turning Point USA event, wearing a suit and tie with a small U.S. flag pin on the lapel

In aclipfrom a sit-down interview with Charlie Kirk, aTurning Point Actionfounder, J.D. Vance was asked, “How will we lower the cost of daycare?”#

“One of the ways that you might be able to relieve a little bit of pressure on people who are paying so much for daycare is maybe grandma and grandpa want to help out a little bit more,” Vance responded.#

“Or maybe there’s an aunt or uncle who wants to help out a little bit more. If that happens, you relieve some pressure on all the resources that we’re spending in daycare.”#

In response to Vance’s viral statements, Kamala Harris’s campaign issued a statement on X highlighting an old tweet of Vance’s from 2021 in which he professes his disapproval of universal daycare. “JD Vance says ‘normal people’ don’t want families to have access to child care.”#

It’s important to note that Vance reportedly did not attend theSenate vote to expand the Child Tax Credit, which would have reduced taxes for lower-income families by up to$2,000 per child.#

In aclipfrom a sit-down interview with Charlie Kirk, aTurning Point Actionfounder, J.D. Vance was asked, “How will we lower the cost of daycare?”

“One of the ways that you might be able to relieve a little bit of pressure on people who are paying so much for daycare is maybe grandma and grandpa want to help out a little bit more,” Vance responded.

“Or maybe there’s an aunt or uncle who wants to help out a little bit more. If that happens, you relieve some pressure on all the resources that we’re spending in daycare.”

In response to Vance’s viral statements, Kamala Harris’s campaign issued a statement on X highlighting an old tweet of Vance’s from 2021 in which he professes his disapproval of universal daycare. “JD Vance says ‘normal people’ don’t want families to have access to child care.”

It’s important to note that Vance reportedly did not attend theSenate vote to expand the Child Tax Credit, which would have reduced taxes for lower-income families by up to$2,000 per child.