JD Vance Skewers CBS News for ‘Harassing My Mother-in-Law’ Over Their Differing Views on DEI
“This story exists because CBS has decided that harassing my mother in law is a reasonable price in order to attack President Trump.”
Considering how he smoothly handled the biased CBS News moderators at the 2024 vice presidential debate and his nuking of “Face the Nation” anchor Margaret Brennan in a late January interview on the issue of illegal immigration, I think it’s safe to say there is no love lost between Vice President JD Vance and the purported news network.
That theory proved true again on Wednesday after the media outlet ran a piece that was centered around the beliefs of Vance’s mother-in-law, Lakshmi Chilukuri, who is a provost at a higher education institution and who also happens to be a proponent of DEI:
As universities around the country race to assess new federal policies geared toward ending programs related to diversity, equity and inclusion, known as DEI, one college administrator is in a potentially tricky position.
Lakshmi Chilukuri is the provost of the University of California San Diego’s Sixth College. She is also Vice President JD Vance’s mother-in-law. Chilukuri helped create a pilot course on race, ethnicity and gender in biology and medicine, served on the university’s biological sciences diversity committee, and has written proudly of her school’s commitment to diversity.
The university features its diversity efforts prominently on its website and a letter from Chilukuri to incoming students emphasizes the school’s “steadfast adherence to principles that drive equity, inclusion, and an embrace of diversity.”
If CBS News thought reaching out to Vance for his thoughts on the subject was a smart thing to do, they were sadly mistaken. In response, he skewered them for using his and his mother-in-law’s differing views on DEI to not only try and drive a wedge between them but also to attack the Trump administration:
Vance said in a statement, “I don’t like DEI, and I’m proud of what our administration has done on that front.”
“But I love my mother-in-law. If she doesn’t share my views on DEI I suppose I’ll have to do what 99 percent of Americans do when confronted with a family member who doesn’t always agree with them: get over it,” Vance said. “I’ll choose instead to focus on her kindness and the fact that she’s an incredible mother and loving grandmother to the most important people in my life.”
Vance added, “This story exists because CBS has decided that harassing my mother in law is a reasonable price in order to attack President Trump.” Chilukuri did not reply to emailed questions. A spokesperson for the university declined to comment.
The article is especially revolting when one considers the great lengths the MSM used to go to shield then-President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter, from the scrutiny he deserved. Hunter Biden craved the spotlight, was a convicted felon, at one point was a deadbeat dad, and used his father’s name and power for leverage in highly questionable international business dealings.
Lakshmi Chilukuri, on the other hand, has had no such cravings for the limelight, and her only “crime” has been to be the mother-in-law of the man who stands second in command behind President Donald Trump. And for that, she must pay the price, in the media’s view.
This is how it is always going to be with the MSM and Vance. We first saw it with the sneering over the summer, after he was selected to be Trump’s running mate, with NBC News for instance desperately searching for more information on Mrs. Vance’s political views in apparent disbelief that an “extremist” Republican like Vance and an Indian-American woman could even co-exist, much less be married and have children together.
There were also the opinion columns from newspapers like the Los Angeles Times, like one from September 2024 with the headline “How can Usha Vance stand by her husband as he fans bigotry?”
In some ways, it’s similar to how they have long treated Trump and First Lady Melania Trump, with articles about how Melania Trump is an immigrant, so how can Trump hold the “racist” views he does about illegal immigration?
It makes no sense, but it’s just who they are. Yet again, they’re demonstrating they haven’t learned a single thing from the November 2024 election. Sadly, it’s only going to get worse the more Trump and Vance (and Elon Musk) enrage them.
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However much you hate… Oh, hell, you know the rest. The legacy media refuses to admit that it is dying, and in it’s death throes is lashing out at any convenient target.
For many of us, legacy media has been dead for some time. I actively ignore them because they are not, have not been credible for a very long time.
The legacy media is in the “lash out” phase of irrelevance. The only people watching the evening news are those without a life. The only reason they have a ratings pulse is the fact that every nursing home, assisted living center, memory care unit has the tv set to one of legacy media channels. Take them out of the equation and their ratings drop by at least 50% overnight.
I actually think it’s an interesting question, but unfortunately handled in a devisee way
If Vance supported DEI he would be accused of nepotism since his mother-in-law supposedly advocates it. But he doesn’t support it, yet he is still being accused.
So what is he being accused of?
The worst of all possible scenarios: putting “his mother-in-law in a potentially tricky position.”
For some reason, I think ‘mom’ can handle it.
I probably don’t like all of Vance’s views but I sure as hell like his personality and grit.
I think VDS is going to bankrupt the MSM.
It’s always (D)ifferent when d/prog are involved. Either the family members who don’t seek the limelight are gonna be more/less off limits or they ain’t. The (D)ouble standards gotta end. If the only way to get to that point is to sharpen every potential stick then violently shove them straight up the d/prog behind after an equally violent curb stomping to gain submission to the process.. so be it. They don’t seem to respect kindness or civility only the exercise of raw power. Our refusal to ‘communicate’ in a manner the d/prog understand and respect will only encourage more (D)ouble standards. Once we gain their submission we can impose civility.
To paraphrase Spurgeon: “I like Vance’s way of doing something better than the previous VP’s way of doing nothing.”
Color = identity = a progressive prescribed way of thinking to the left.
This is why they vehemently hate POC that are conservative or hold differing views of any kind. They simply aren’t tolerated by the cognitive dissonance of the left.
Only a shreiking liberal is willing to cut their nose off in spite of their face.
The difference between TDS and VDS is that it’s pretty darn tough to dislike Vance–so when the media attacks him, the remaining viewers (all two dozen) don’t have a knee-jerk acceptance thereof.
Try as they might, but dinosaur media is not going to be able to extinguish the awesomely awesome American success story of JD Vance and family.
Traditionally there has been no conflict or disagreement between mothers-in-law and sons-in-law.
Hah!
Vance is the ultimate spineless weasel. At one point he was honest. He said Trump was noxious and reprehensible. But he changed his mind. Geee , wonder which of these changed his mind? ( copy and pasted from Liz cheney’s facebook.)
This is crazy How in the F*uck does this idiot get to be president..I couldn’t share so I copied the post …I made sure I fact checked these, so feel free to check yourselves, but these may be a good reason not to trust Donald.
Trump facts
May I share some facts?
64 Times Mentioned In Epstein Report.
97 Times Pleaded The Fifth.
34 Felony Convictions.
91 Criminal Charges.
26 Sexual Assault Allegations.
6 Bankruptcies.
5 Draft Deferments.
4 Indictments.
2 Impeachments.
2 Convicted Companies.
1 Fake University Shut Down.
1 Fake Charity Shut Down.
$25 Million Fraud Settlement.
$5 Million Sexual Abuse Verdict.
$2 Million Fake Charity Abuse Judgment.
$93 Million Sexual Abuse Judgements.
$400+ Million Fraud Judgment.
First President in history to serve a full term increase the deficit every year he was in office.
First President in history to maintain a debt to GDP ratio over 100% for his entire term.
Highest annual budget deficit.
Most added to the national debt in a single term.
Most new unemployment claims.
Largest single day point drop in the history of the Dow.
First major party candidate in half a century to lose the popular vote twice.
Longest government shutdown in history (and he did that while his own party controlled both chambers of Congress).
First President in the history of approval ratings to maintain a net negative approval rating for his entire term.
First President to be impeached twice.
First President to have bipartisan support for his conviction after impeachment (which happened both times).
Most indictments, guilty pleas, and criminal convictions of members of an administration.
First president to have a mug shot.
Please go ahead and lookup every claim here.
The voters had access to all that info in the public domain before and during the campaign. Much ink was spilled and many voices raised over that info. The ballots have already been cast and counted. The majority voted for DJT and he was sworn in on 20 Jan. Deal with it.
yeah- we had a national IQ test on jan.20th. We flunked it. The “Keep America White” and ‘American Whites First” sadly has a large following. The reasons for that are obvious.
“Obvious” only to the severely deluded, such as yourself.
Please enlighten me tjv1156. What was the national IQ test on January 20th? How did we flunk it?
Inauguration Day peaceful transfer of power? It seems power was peacefully transferred.
Election Day? That is the day votes start to count. It used to be when voting results were announced. Now it is when counting begins You could mark it as a failure to count in a reasonable time.
Keep the United States of America merit based.
Still your President for the next four years and still absolutely nothing you can do about.
not my PResident. Hoping karma strikes and he’ll be ‘de-commisioned’ Being a fat slob usually doesn’t work out so well.He’s been lucky.
He’s your President. Deal with it.
Also keep whining about it. Everyone loves seeing your tears.
It seems that you are an expert about spineless weaseling.
Copy Paste from the Concern Troll Lizzie Cheney, who was run out of Congress for her traitorous collaboration with lying, two-faced, double standard slime like Jamie Raskin and Lizzie Warren, without any of the CONTEXT of any of those events, simply makes you another shrieking leftist agitprop tool..
God forbid you should ever actually see past your “orange man bad” TDS and see that you and your ilk have pissed off the “sleeping majority” by attempting to not just politically defeat, but instead personally destroy Donald Trump.
There’s a saying (praphrased): if you take a shot at the king, you’d better not miss.
You leftists could not stand that Trump can see thorough the puppet strings that the “elites” keep the public dancing on, and then shows the public how they’re being manipulated and that there IS a better way.
So spew your MISLEADING FACTS all you like. The public has seen the man behind the curtain, and they are refusing to be mislead by the leftist any longer.
Trumper bizarro world . The heroes of JAn.6th were ‘the moron’ and the brave patriots who were escorted peacefully through the Capitol to protest an obviously rigged election . and Liz Cheney -who called ALL Republican witnesses- is the villian. SMH .
Hey. You’re the one wishing death on your President. Sounds like you’re an awful human. Trump certainly doesn’t wish death on you. He’s better than you.
nahhh not even close. I’m ten times the better person than the ‘orange Harvey Weinstein’. Although that’s not saying much – most people are better than the slimey maggot.
Let me write it again since you seem to be reading impaired: GFY dbag
Again and again Vance comes across as a class act. He presents as the most effective VP I can remember. Always around to support his president: his primary job. The Democrats, and their allies in the legacy media, know all this, and don’t know what to do. The Republicans will likely nominate Vance in 2028, and who do the Democrats have to run against him? The party simply lacks talent. Thus they will constantly chip away at Vance in the hope he will get tarnished by the unremitting attacks. The Democrats and the RINOs don’t understand Trump and Vance: the Godzilla candidates. Recall the more the Japanese army attacked Godzilla, the stronger he got. Brute force was not the way to stop the monster.
A good barometer for the the Democrats: James Carville. He’s losing his marbles and he never had all that many to begin with. He gets more and more extreme and intemperate. He now tells us that Trump is “melting down” and will soon “collapse.” A suicide act.
the dems do not lack talent however
the ability to lead their street armies is what they need/crave
harris wasnt the man for that job
they put in hakeem for a reason
they know they will attract the next che
its just a matter of time
that guy named “hawk” newsome..(.hey newsome and newsome as their 2028 team)
out of nyc is the type they want
its alllll about timing
If reality doesn’t fit the narrative, make up whatever is needed to make it fit!
most/many of the gop are not fiscal conservatives
they are just “as bad” as the lefty
america is in the mess b/c the left was allowed to run the show
and who allowed it but the gop
even trump has said as much
his mother in law is just another lefty and hopefully he has the stones to not accept her self hate as she wishes to spread her misery onto others
Remember when we were supposed to ignore Kamala’s husband beating women?
But we’re supposed to care about JD Vance’s mother in law’s opinion on something?
I’m thinking that JD might be insurance against convicting Trump of impeachment. Why? Because you would end up with Vance who is much more smoother and less polarizing than Trump but has the same views.
On the second thought, nahhhhhh…. wouldn’t stop the democrats.
I have been testing my new Vance 48 custom Cleveland browns cap in the Portland suburbs to the south which lean red.
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