It’s one thing to go after a politician. It’s another thing entirely to go after his kids. And yet that’s exactly what the editor-in-chief of Mother Jones—yes, the proudly progressive publication that seems allergic to self‑awareness—did in public, without hesitation.
Clara Jeffery jumped on Bluesky, the social-media playground for those who thought Twitter was too tolerant, and declared that JD Vance’s children, who are 8,5, and 2 years old, deserved to be booed. Let that sink in for a second. Boo the kids. Not the man on the ballot, not the policies, not the campaign. His kids.
Her exact words? “Better those kids know now what their father is about.” Imagine typing that out and hitting send, smiling to yourself, thinking you’ve scored some righteous moral victory. But Jeffery wasn’t done. No, she doubled down. In another post, she speculated that JD Vance—Vice President of the United States—actually wants his children to be booed. She painted a picture of a father dragging his family into the public square for some twisted political theater. Because apparently, in her mind, no parent would simply want to take their kids to Disneyland without an ulterior motive.
Clara Jeffery, editor in chief of Mother Jones, says that it is for the best that JD Vance’s children be subjected to boos at Disneyland, so that they “know now what their father is about.” pic.twitter.com/ovHPgKYGsP
— Benjamin Ryan (@benryanwriter) July 14, 2025
And just when you think the absurdity peaks, you remember the receipts. Jeffery has a habit of going viral for reasons that almost read like satire. She once blasted a flight attendant for daring to wish passengers a “blessed night,” turning a simple kindness into what she dramatically labeled “creeping Christian nationalism.”
On another occasion, she wrung her hands over the term “tomahawk missile,” fretting aloud about Native American offense while seemingly ignoring actual world events. The pattern here isn’t subtle—it’s a series of performative flares fired off into the sky, each one demanding we watch her moral indignation burn bright.
A legendary figure ever since last year when she had a meltdown because the stewardess wished her a blessed night https://t.co/1jddEuog78 pic.twitter.com/2L3fb7oZvq
— Jarvis (@jarvis_best) July 14, 2025
But here’s where it gets under your skin. Jeffery’s words don’t stay confined to her little corner of Bluesky. They ripple outward. They normalize the idea that children, anyone’s children, are fair game in a culture war. That the sins of the father aren’t just visited upon the children—they’re shouted at them, publicly, gleefully, by adults who should know better. It’s not political discourse; it’s theater that leaves actual kids in the crossfire.
JD Vance, to his credit, didn’t take the bait. Disneyland photos went up, family memories were made, and the vice president casually brushed off California’s governor when he tried to join the pile-on.
🚨 LMAO, NOBODY on the Left can even touch JD Vance.
48? pic.twitter.com/12fgCgFhik
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) July 13, 2025
