‘Hillbilly Elegy’ star Glenn Close throws shade at JD Vance’s ‘childless cat ladies’ comment

COLUMBUS, OHIO: Actress Glenn Close ridiculed Ohio Senator JD Vance's infamous "childless cat ladies" comment in an Instagram post on Sunday, August 11, according to The Hill.

Close, who played Vance's strong-willed grandmother in the film adaptation of his best-selling memoir ‘Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis', shared a photo with her own cat, Eve, criticizing Vance for his controversial statements.

“Eve would have left a bleeding mouse head in the bed of anyone who criticized any kind of lady with a CAT!” Close wrote in the caption of her aforementioned Instagram post.

What did Glenn Close say regarding JD Vance’s ‘childless cat ladies’ remark?

Last week, the 77-year-old American actress lambasted the 2024 GOP vice-presidential candidate for the same remark while expressing disapproval of his support for states' rights to implement restrictive abortion laws.

In her post, she included a meme of a healthcare provider caring for a young girl in a hospital bed saying, "Sorry Sally, This is Texas, you'll have to keep your daddy's baby" — alluding to Texas's abortion ban, which does not make exceptions for rape or incest.

The post continued by sarcastically stating, "We sure wouldn't want you to end up childless with cats!"

Close received widespread praise for her portrayal of the family matriarch in the film adaptation of Vance's memoir.

During the filming, Close had the opportunity to meet Vance and some of his family members, including his mother. Vance's grandmother, Bonnie Blanton Vance — also known as "Mamaw" — passed away in 2005.

Vance has recently faced severe criticism after a 2021 video resurfaced showing the Republican senator questioning Vice President Kamala Harris's leadership abilities in an interview, citing her lack of biological children.

In a 2021 Fox News interview, Sen Vance remarked, "We are effectively run in this country via the Democrats," and continued by stating that the Democrats are "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."

He clarified that he was specifically referring to VP Harris, as well as Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Rep Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY).

Vance has since accused Democrats of misinterpreting his remarks, asserting that Democrats are "explicitly antichild and antifamily," and have "encouraged young families not to have children at all, because of concerns over climate change."

"So this is not a criticism, and was never a criticism, of everybody without children. That is a lie of the left. It is a criticism of the increasingly antiparent and antichild attitude of the left," Vance emphasized.

Mixed reactions online to Glenn Close's jab at JD Vance’s ‘childless cat ladies’ comment

One X user remarked, "Vance is just awkward and, if i am being honest a little weird. Bad choice for VP."

Another user claimed, "Movie and book sucked."

Another user quipped, "Glenn Closing in on Shady Vance ..."

One X user wrote, "America's Queen Mother."

Another user asserted, "You mean meemaw."

Someone else tweeted, "And I'm mocking Glenn for appearing in the movie based on JD's terrible book."

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