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JONATHAN TURLEY: NY Times columnist sinks to sick new low mocking JD Vance's mom

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11.02.2026

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In an age of rage, it is often difficult to stand out from the mob, as so many pander to the perpetually irate. However, New York Times columnist Jamelle Bouie has found a way to win the race to the bottom. In a post on Bluesky, Bouie mocked the addiction of the mother of Vice President JD Vance, saying that she should have sold her son for drugs.

Bouie used Bluesky — a digital safe zone for viewpoint intolerance on the left — to post one of the most reprehensible attacks on Vance. Bouie wrote that "this is a wicked man who knows he is being wicked and does it anyway." That is hardly notable on today's rage scale. However, he then decided to use the painful addiction history of Vance’s mother, Beverly Aikins, against her son: "No wonder his mom tried to sell him for Percocets. I can’t imagine a parent who wouldn’t sell little JD for Percocet if they knew he would turn out like this."

Vance wrote a celebrated bestselling memoir, "Hillbilly Elegy," about his difficult childhood with a mother who became addicted to pain medication and eventually found herself stealing drugs from her patients. It was a tragic account of how addiction tore their family apart, but also a tale of redemption: "I knew that a mother could love her son despite the grip of addiction. I knew that my family loved me, even when they struggled to take care of themselves."

JD VANCE SHOULD HAVE BEEN SOLD BY HIS MOTHER FOR DRUGS, NYT COLUMNIST SAYS

In April of last year, Vance celebrated his mother's decade of sobriety.

Vice President JD Vance celebrates his mother........

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