Oprah Winfrey alludes to JD Vance's 'childless cat lady' jibe

Oprah Winfrey spoke about racism, sexism, and income inequality as she addressed the DNC.

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But she said when a house was on fire, Americans did not ask about people's "race or religion", but did their best to save them, even if they were "childless cat ladies".

It sounded like a reference to a comment by Donald Trump's running mate JD Vance, who came under fire for speaking about leading Democrats using that term.

Oprah does not have any children.

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