Former White House Press Secretary and current MSNBC contributor Jen Psaki has faced significant backlash over her recent comments targeting Vice President JD Vance and his wife, Usha Vance.

During a recent appearance on the “I’ve Had It” podcast, Psaki made what many are calling “baseless” attacks on the VP and Second Lady, going as far as to suggest that Usha is scared of her husband and might need to be “saved” from their marriage.

Psaki, who served under both the Obama and Biden administrations, referred to Vance as a “little Manchurian candidate” and claimed he is “scarier” than President Donald Trump. She went further during the attack, speculating about Usha’s marital happiness, saying, “I always wonder what’s going on in the mind of his wife. Like, are you OK? Please blink four times… We’ll save you.”

The podcast description even doubled down, titling the episode “Devil Wears MAGA,” with the episode’s caption reading, “Usha Vance, please blink twice if you need help.”

Usha, a Yale-educated lawyer of Indian descent, has not indicated any marital issues, making Psaki’s remarks come across as weirdly unfounded. Psaki’s attempt to attack the Vances’ – or her attempt at dark humor- appeared to some as not only disrespecting the Vances’, but also trivializing real domestic violence problems across America.

“Not a good person. At all,” said Fox News contributor Joe Concha, echoing the sentiments of many who took to X to condemn Psaki’s comments.

The Libs of TikTok account called her remarks “unhinged,” adding that “MSNBC should be ashamed to pay her salary.”

Townhall.com writer Amy Curtis said, “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 was particularly vocal about Psaki’s comments, taking to X to convey his thoughts:

Throughout the podcast, Psaki would slam Vance’s past, suggesting that his political ambition makes him a “chameleon.”

“I must admit, the pivot to ‘JD Vance is worse than Hitler’ started earlier than I anticipated,” Federalist senior legal correspondent Margot Cleveland said in response to the now-viral circulating podcast clips.

Adding context to the controversy, Turning Point USA’s Jack Posobiec noted that Usha is currently accompanying her husband in Israel, working on securing the Gaza peace deal.

“Absolutely disgusting comments,” Posobiec added.

This incident is not the first time Psaki has faced criticism for her outlandish rhetoric. Previously, she was called out by Vance himself for dismissing the power of prayer in response to a Minnesota shooting in August, where she said, “prayer is not freaking enough.”

Vance responded on August 28, saying:

Currently, JD and Usha appear to be focused on their responsibilities in Israel, whereas Psaki’s latest comments have intensified critics’ doubts about Psaki’s credibility and MSNBC’s editorial standards.