Although he's become the vice president, JD Vance had a difficult childhood due to his strained relationship with his mother, Beverly Aikins.

JD Vance defended his mother-in-law, acknowledging their differing views while condemning CBS for using her as a means to undermine President Trump

Vice President JD Vance mocked CBS News, suggesting his mother-in-law was being “harassed" in an attempt to attack President Donald Trump over DEI policies, in a statement that was printed by the outlet.

While Vice President JD Vance rips through DEI initiatives across the nation, his mother-in-law, Lakshmi Chilukuri, is a proud pioneer of diversity, equity, and inclusion at her own job. The provost of the University of California San Diego’s Sixth College and a teaching professor in its Department of Microbiology,

We have watched in recent years as the establishment media has shamelessly used political differences among the family members of President Donald Trump, real or imagined, against him to make a point.

The Trump administration has been steadfast in its opposition to diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. A CBS News investigation finds that those anti-DEI positions conflict with the work done by Vice President JD Vance's mother-in-law.