MSNBC host Jen Psaki is under fire after making comments suggesting that Vice President J.D. Vance’s wife, Usha Vance, is afraid of him.

The remarks were made Tuesday during an appearance on the “I’ve Had It” podcast, where Psaki discussed her concerns about Vance’s position in the Trump administration.

During the conversation, Psaki described Vice President Vance as “scarier” than President Donald Trump and speculated about his marriage.

“I think the little Manchurian candidate, JD Vance, wants to be president more than anything else,” Psaki said.

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“I always wonder what’s going on in the mind of his wife. Like, are you OK? Please blink four times. We’ll come over here. We’ll save you.”

Psaki continued, “And that he’s willing to do anything to get there. And your whole iteration you just outlined, I mean, he’s scarier in certain ways in some ways. And he’s young and ambitious and agile in the sense that he’s a chameleon who makes himself whatever he thinks the audience wants to hear from him.”

The podcast episode’s description repeated Psaki’s comments, adding, “Usha Vance, please blink twice if you need help.”

Psaki’s remarks quickly drew criticism across social media, with many accusing her of mocking the vice president’s marriage and demeaning his wife.

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Several users on X called her comments “vile” and “disgusting.”

Fox News contributor Joe Concha wrote, “Not a good person. At all.”

The Libs of TikTok account posted, “Unhinged Jen Psaki is now smearing JD Vance, suggesting that his wife, Usha, wants to leave her husband and offers to ‘save’ her. She also thinks JD Vance is ‘scarier’ than Donald Trump. @MSNBC should be ashamed to pay her salary.”

Townhall.com writer Amy Curtis said, “Also, this is an absolutely vile thing to say. Usha Vance is happily married. She made a vow to JD and those words mean something. It’s also an insult to women who are in actual bad marriages.”

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White House Director of Communications Steven Cheung also responded, writing, “Jen Psuki [sic] must be transferring her own personal issues onto others. @jrpsaki is a dumba** who has no comprehension of the truth and has to overcompensate for her lack of talent by saying untrue things. Circle back on that, moron.”

Margot Cleveland, senior legal correspondent for The Federalist, commented, “I must admit, the pivot to ‘JD Vance is worse than Hitler’ started earlier than I anticipated.”

Conservative commentator Doug Powers added, “A NEW ‘Worse than “worse than Hitler”’ is on the way!”

Turning Point USA contributor Jack Posobiec also weighed in, writing, “Usha is accompanying JD right now in Israel securing the Gaza Peace Deal. Absolutely disgusting comments.”

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