Randi Weingarten Isn’t Really a Mother or a Stepmother

‘So many of the leaders of the left — and I hate to be so personal about this — but they’re people without kids trying to brainwash the minds of our children. And that really disorients me, and it really disturbs me,” J. D. Vance said in 2021. “Randi Weingarten, who’s the head of the most powerful teachers’ union in the country — she doesn’t have a single child. If she wants to brainwash and destroy the minds of children, she should have some of her own and leave ours the hell alone.”

Vance’s comments only recently surfaced. Weingarten, the president of the American Federation of Teachers, responded on Jen Psaki’s MSNBC television show, calling Vance’s comments “insulting” and “gross.” Weingarten said, “I’m blessed that, you know, Sharon has two kids, and, you know, I consider them my kids now.” In a statement released on Wednesday, Weingarten said that she is “blessed to be a mom by marriage” and asserted “shame on JD Vance.” The media have covered Weingarten’s remarks, referring to her as a “stepmother” with “two stepchildren.”

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‘So many of the leaders of the left — and I hate to be so personal about this — but they’re people without kids trying to brainwash the minds of our children. And that really disorients me, and it really disturbs me,” J. D. Vance said in 2021. “Randi Weingarten, who’s the head of the most powerful teachers’ union in the country — she doesn’t have a single child. If she wants to brainwash and destroy the minds of children, she should have some of her own and leave ours the hell alone.”

Vance’s comments only recently surfaced. Weingarten, the president of the American Federation of Teachers, responded on Jen Psaki’s MSNBC television show, calling Vance’s comments “insulting” and “gross.” Weingarten said, “I’m blessed that, you know, Sharon has two kids, and, you know, I consider them my kids now.” In a statement released on Wednesday, Weingarten said that she is “blessed to be a mom by marriage” and asserted “shame on JD Vance.” The media have covered Weingarten’s remarks, referring to her as a “stepmother” with “two stepchildren.”