Vance falsely claims Harris opposes child tax credit in withdrawal

Republican vice presidential nominee J.D. Vance is falsely accusing Vice President Kamala Harris of opposing child benefits in an effort to end his rocky debut on the national stage.

Vance, who has drawn widespread ridicule for his attacks on “childless cat ladies,” claimed that Harris wants to eliminate the child tax deduction in a so-far failed attempt to move beyond his proposals to favor parents over others.

“A lot of parents and non-parents look at our government policies over the last four years and ask, how did we get to a point where Kamala Harris is calling for an end to child support?” Vance, 39, said in an interview with Fox News on Sunday night.

Vance’s claim about Harris is flat-out false. In fact, the Biden administration dramatically increased the credit during the COVID-19 pandemic and pushed for an extension. Vance and his Republican allies in the Senate killed that effort a few months ago.

Harris’ campaign today again criticized Vance, a first-term Ohio senator, calling him too inexperienced to run for president anytime soon.

“(He’s) one of the least prepared people we’ve ever put forward to be the vice president of the United States,” Harris campaign co-chair Mitch Landrieu told CNN.

Former President Donald Trump’s new No. 2 candidate is facing a second week of questions about his less-than-optimal efforts after being unveiled at the Republican Party convention.

After delivering a disappointing speech at the RNC, Vance was bombarded with numerous questions about his far-right views, which have been labeled “outlandish” by Democrats.

He was caught on tape suggesting that the future of America cannot be entrusted to the Democrats because they are led by unhappy people with no biological children, like Harris, Pete Buttigieg and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

Vance has also proposed giving parents of young children more voting rights, an idea that would violate the Constitution’s guarantee of equal protection for all, including those he derides as “childless cat ladies.”

Trump has been surprisingly slow to defend Vance against the backlash over his comments, leading to speculation that the Republican Party might trade him for a candidate with less baggage.

Democrats may be trying to keep Vance’s missteps in the public eye as Harris weighs making her own vice presidential nomination as early as this week. She was catapulted to the top spot on the Democratic ticket when President Joe Biden dropped out of the race and endorsed her.

Leading candidates for the second Democratic spot include veteran political figures such as Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, Buttigieg and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz.