Overview
- On the 'I've Had It' podcast, Jen Psaki called Vice President JD Vance 'scarier' than President Donald Trump and joked that Usha Vance should 'blink four times' if she needed help.
- White House communications director Steven Cheung denounced Psaki on X, calling her a 'dumbass' and a 'moron' while accusing her of projecting personal issues.
- Commentators and social-media users criticized Psaki’s remarks as misogynistic and 'disgusting,' saying she smeared the Vances’ marriage.
- Outlets noted Usha Vance is currently traveling with the vice president in Israel on a trip connected to Gaza ceasefire discussions, a detail critics cited to rebut the insinuation.
- This flare-up follows an August exchange between Psaki and JD Vance after she dismissed 'thoughts and prayers' in the wake of a Minneapolis school shooting.