Vance Makes Bonkers Defense of Trump's Insistence That Kids Need Fewer Dolls

[Eugene]

Source: The Daily Beast

Vance Makes Bonkers Defense of Trump’s Insistence That Kids Need Fewer Dolls

The vice president made a stunning admission days after Donald Trump said children should have fewer dolls and pencils.

Corbin Bolies
Media Reporter
Published May 8 2025 5:27PM EDT

JD Vance on Thursday defended Donald Trump’s insistence that children should have fewer dolls, claiming families will be happier once they know there are more U.S.-made weapons should their kids go to war.

The vice president made the stunning remark after Fox News host Martha MacCallum asked whether President Trump’s admission last week meant that American families “need to make some sacrifices” in light of the ongoing trade wars.

“We do need to become more self-reliant, and that’s not going to happen overnight, and it’s not always going to be easy,” he said in the Thursday interview. “What I’d ask people is not whether they want two dolls or five dolls or 20 dolls for their kids. I’d ask American moms and dads, would you like to be able to go into a pharmacy and know that the drugs your kids need are actually available to you?”

“As an American parent, would you like to—God forbid, if your country goes to a war and your son or daughter is sent off to fight—would you like to know that the weapons that they have are good, American-made stuff, not made by a foreign adversary?" Vance added.

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[Lovie777]

1. Enough of the bullshit about dolls....

[Ocelot II]

2. On a Christmas morning to come, when the children open their presents

and find that they got underwear and socks instead of a doll and a Lego set, Mom and Dad will explain that toys are very expensive now, but that's only because Dear Leader needs money for guns and bombs in case there's a war someday, and won't they be glad to have the very best guns when they're grown up and sent to fight Canada and Denmark?

[hildegaard28]

3. Because

What Americans want is for their sons and daughters to be sent to war. That will go over well with people who voted for them because they seriously believed the lie from the war is peace party that Trump wanted peace.

[delisen]

4. Sounds like Vance is planning a war. nt

[Aristus]

5. Guns, Not Barbies.

Got it...

[WhiteTara]

6. I thought women in the service was

DEI?

[delisen]

7. Girls need 30 dolls to practice for their 30 babies

[flvegan]

8. "...goes to a war and your son or daughter is sent off to fight..."

Your son or daughter, cuz it won't be mine.
-Vance, et al

[Rebl2]

9. What is

Their obsession with dolls all about. I find it bizarre.

[mr715]

11. JD Vance's meemaw didn't let him have one

Its all psychosexual shit. He just wanted to play with My Little Ponys

[uponit7771]

10. MAGA cultists are lost, they'll still make excuses for this shit

[Ping Tung]

12. Trump is saving the kids from accumulating luxiuries like dolls, food, health care, homes, schools, and chiildhood.

[Disaffected]

13. "Guns before Barbies" nt

[BigMin28]

14. After all

Won't some stop and consider the poor defense contractors? Most weapons are American made. Unfortunately, those contractors also sell weapons to countries our children and grandchildren may be forced to fight against one day.

[Midnight Writer]

15. "When our oligarchs send our kids off to war so they can get richer, they like to know that the kids that die

are good, American-made stuff, not any of that cheap, foreign stock>"

[WhiskeyGrinder]

16. lol where does he think most of our meds come from