Jen Psaki Calls JD Vance 'Angrier Than Trump,' Jokes About Wife Usha Needing Help On Podcast

MSNBC host Jen Psaki is facing backlash after she joked that Vice President JD Vance’s wife, Usha, might be afraid of him. Psaki made the comments during a recent appearance on the “I’ve Had It” podcast, which aired Tuesday, October 21. Podcast joke rages The show’s description on YouTube and Spotify included the same line: “Usha Vance, please blink twice if you need help.” The comment quickly attracted attention on social media. During the episode titled “Devil wears Maga,” Psaki said she found Vance “scarier” than President Donald Trump and referred to him as a “little Manchurian candidate.” Psaki also described Vance as “young and ambitious,” adding that “he’s willing to do anything to get there” and “do what he thinks people want to hear.” She half-jokingly added that she sometimes wonders if Usha Vance is “okay” and quipped: “Snap four times please. We’ll come here. We’ll save you.” Social media reacts to Psaki’s comments Conservative commentator Jack Posobiec called Psaki’s words “absolutely disgusting” and noted that Usha accompanied JD Vance to Israel, “to secure the Gaza peace deal”. Others, including the Libs of TikTok account, accused Psaki of making baseless and offensive assumptions about the vice president’s marriage. “Unhinged Jen Psaki Now Smears JD Vance, Suggesting His Wife Wants To Leave Her Husband.” The post read: “@MSNBC should be ashamed to pay her salary.” Steven Cheung, White House communications director, also responded to X. In his post, he said Psaki “should pass her own personal issues onto others.” He called her “an idiot who has no grasp of the truth” and added: “Circle back on it, moron,” a jab at her famous phrase in the press room. Jen Psaki and JD Vance clash over prayer Psaki and Vance also clashed in August 2025, in the wake of the Annunciation Catholic Church and School shooting in Minneapolis on August 27, per The New York Post. When a prayer was held to mourn the tragedy, Psaki questioned whether it was appropriate to offer a prayer in the wake of a shooting. “Enough with the thoughts and prayers,” she wrote on X. Vance responded to her comments with his own post on X. “This is shocking,” he wrote, referring to the left-wing politician’s attack on offering prayers for the tragedy. “We pray because our hearts are broken and we believe that God is listening,” he explained. She has not commented further since the episode aired. FAQ What did Jen Psaki say about JD and Usha Vance? She joked that Usha might be “scared” of her husband and should “blink twice” for help. Where did Psaki make the comments? On the “I’ve Had It” podcast, which aired earlier this week. How did the White House respond? Communications Director Steven Cheung condemned Psaki’s comments about X. Who else criticized her? Conservative figures like Jack Posobiec and TikTok’s Libs called her comments “disgusting.”