J.D. Vance on Saturday was accused of using his three-year-old daughter as a human shield.
Vance over the weekend told a story about what he said was an incident during which he and his family were harassed by protesters.
"Today while walking my 3 year old daughter a group of 'Slava Ukraini' protesters followed us around and shouted as my daughter grew increasingly anxious and scared," according to Vance. "I decided to speak with the protesters in the hopes that I could trade a few minutes of conversation for them leaving my toddler alone. (Nearly all of them agreed.)"
He concluded by calling the protesters "s---" people.
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Critics blasted Vance on X.
Ex-Republican strategist Tim Miller said, "Dozens are dead in Ukraine because you stopped giving them the intelligence that protected the country from bombs so you can probably handle some yelling in a free country boss."
"When [Ro Khanna] brought up children JD accused him of emotional manipulation," Miller then added. "Two weeks later he’s using his 3 year old as a shield for the disastrous policies he’s implanting. Keep it."
Journalist John Harwood said, "if you endanger a group of immigrants by telling outrageous lies about them, or withhold intelligence to make it easier for Russia to kill innocent Ukrainians, you're a s------- person."
Conservative anti-Trump strategist Rick Wilson also weighed in: "I’m sorry your daughter was harassed. It’s wrong. I know how upset I was when my kids were harassed and threatened by MAGA types."
"That said, you’re a s--- person for actively betraying millions of people being attacked every day by a vicious dictator, you f------ Putin shill," Wilson added.
Investigative journalist Victoria Brownworth said, "So sorry that Americans who object to your support for the killings of 3 year Ukrainian toddlers exercised their First Amendment rights under the Constitution."
"Also, maybe stop using your daughter as a human shield when you already have Secret Service protection," she then added.
Independent veteran Paul Rieckhoff simply said, "Kids as props."
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