White House Rebukes Psaki Over Vance Remarks

MSNBC host Jen Psaki on the I’ve Had It podcast said Vice President JD Vance is “scarier” than Donald Trump and suggested Second Lady Usha Vance should “blink four times” if she needed help, implying she might need rescuing. She described Vance as young, ambitious, a “chameleon” willing to do anything to become president and said he lacks “rizz,” with podcast co-hosts echoing her remarks and the episode description referencing them. The comments drew swift criticism on social media and from conservative outlets — labeled “disgusting,” “vile,” and “deeply misogynistic” — and prompted a public rebuke from White House Communications Director Steven Cheung, as well as inquiries to the White House and Vance’s office. The episode has intensified partisan friction and renewed debate over media commentary on public figures’ private lives.