{"id":195447,"date":"2025-09-26T15:50:29","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T15:50:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/26\/meghan-mccain-nepo-baby-violet-affleck-then-doubles-down\/"},"modified":"2025-09-26T15:50:29","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T15:50:29","slug":"meghan-mccain-nepo-baby-violet-affleck-then-doubles-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/26\/meghan-mccain-nepo-baby-violet-affleck-then-doubles-down\/","title":{"rendered":"Meghan McCain &#8216;Nepo Baby&#8217; Violet Affleck, Then Doubles Down"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 4<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Meghan McCain is coming after Violet Affleck.<\/p>\n<p>After the Yale student addressed the United Nations with a plea for common-sense air quality assurance to protect the health and future of children, she became the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/09\/violet-affleck-un-speech-threats-hate-insults\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">target of unhinged threats<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Late senator John McCain\u2019s daughter was also quick to put her on blast.<\/p>\n<p>The former <em>The View<\/em> villain disparaged her as a \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2023\/10\/tori-spelling-marks-90210-anniversary-gets-super-defensive-about-nepo-baby-accusations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">nepo baby<\/a>,\u201d despite being perhaps the most recognizable example of the phenomenon on the planet.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"781\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0926_meghanmccain_01-1024x781.jpg\" alt=\"Meghan McCain in 2018.\" class=\"wp-image-536196 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0926_meghanmccain_01-1024x781.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0926_meghanmccain_01-300x229.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0926_meghanmccain_01-768x586.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0926_meghanmccain_01-2048x1563.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0926_meghanmccain_01-960x732.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0926_meghanmccain_01-1080x824.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0926_meghanmccain_01-1200x916.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0926_meghanmccain_01-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Meghan McCain joins host Julie Mason during a SiriusXM event on February 5, 2018.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Cindy Ord\/Getty Images for SiriusXM)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-why-is-meghan-mccain-in-a-one-sided-beef-with-violet-affleck\">Why is Meghan McCain in a one-sided beef with Violet Affleck?<\/h2>\n<p>On Tuesday, September 23, Violet Affleck delivered a powerful speech to the United Nations.<\/p>\n<p>She very correct observed how the nations of the world have simply abandoned the vulnerable, including children. <\/p>\n<p>Masks are easy, cheap, and can prevent people from dying or becoming disabled by COVID-19 and numerous other infectious diseases.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Watch Violet Affleck\u2019s PASSIONATE U.N. Speech\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yheuQTuuRv8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Critics oddly referred to this as a call for a \u201cpost-COVID mask mandate,\u201d even though \u201cpost-COVID\u201d is a term of fantasy and denial. <\/p>\n<p>The virus persists. Numerous systemic and personal failures allowed the deadly virus to become endemic.<\/p>\n<p>But don\u2019t let John McCain\u2019s daughter catch you saying that. <\/p>\n<p>Taking to the platform that was once Twitter, Meghan McCain blasted Violet Affleck.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"620\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0926_meghanmccain_tweet_01-1024x620.png\" alt=\"A dark mode Twitter screenshot of Meghan McCain complaining about Violet Affleck.\" class=\"wp-image-536180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0926_meghanmccain_tweet_01-1024x620.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0926_meghanmccain_tweet_01-300x182.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0926_meghanmccain_tweet_01-768x465.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0926_meghanmccain_tweet_01-960x581.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0926_meghanmccain_tweet_01-1080x654.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0926_meghanmccain_tweet_01-1200x726.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0926_meghanmccain_tweet_01.png 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"620\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0926_meghanmccain_tweet_01-1024x620.png\" alt=\"A dark mode Twitter screenshot of Meghan McCain complaining about Violet Affleck.\" class=\"wp-image-536180 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0926_meghanmccain_tweet_01-1024x620.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0926_meghanmccain_tweet_01-300x182.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0926_meghanmccain_tweet_01-768x465.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0926_meghanmccain_tweet_01-960x581.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0926_meghanmccain_tweet_01-1080x654.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0926_meghanmccain_tweet_01-1200x726.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0926_meghanmccain_tweet_01.png 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0926_meghanmccain_tweet_01.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">In a hastily-deleted tweet, Meghan McCain blasted Violet Affleck.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: Twitter)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-john-mccain-s-daughter-thinks-that-everyone-hates-nepo-babies\">John McCain\u2019s daughter thinks that everyone hates nepo babies<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cEvery single thing about this is why people hate nepo babies so much,\u201d Meghan McCain claimed in response to the Violet Affleck speech.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe has no business speaking at the UN,\u201d she insisted. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd,\u201d Meghan claimed without evidence or explanation, \u201cwhat she is speaking about is patently absurd.\u201d Within minutes, she took down the post. But John McCain\u2019s daughter wasn\u2019t done.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Meghan McCain saying &quot;My Father...&quot; for 1 minute straight (2008-2019)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KHbrNz1RUVY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>First of all, people don\u2019t \u201chate nepo babies so much.\u201d If Meghan has that perception, she should realize that her own experiences are not universal.<\/p>\n<p>Second, it is normal for people who are not part of UN delegations to speak at the UN. <\/p>\n<p>They can be invited. The idea is that citizens of the world can have representation beyond their oft-deranged leadership.<\/p>\n<p>And third, air quality in the face of airborne disease is not \u201cpatently absurd.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>But we won\u2019t try to reason with Meghan McCain. If you are not reasonable, you become immune to reason.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"831\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0926_meghanmccain_tweet_02.png\" alt=\"A dark mode screenshot of Meghan McCain's Twitter bio in September 2025.\" class=\"wp-image-536181\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0926_meghanmccain_tweet_02.png 831w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0926_meghanmccain_tweet_02-300x231.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0926_meghanmccain_tweet_02-768x592.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"831\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0926_meghanmccain_tweet_02.png\" alt=\"A dark mode screenshot of Meghan McCain's Twitter bio in September 2025.\" class=\"wp-image-536181 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0926_meghanmccain_tweet_02.png 831w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0926_meghanmccain_tweet_02-300x231.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0926_meghanmccain_tweet_02-768x592.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0926_meghanmccain_tweet_02.png\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">In her Twitter bio, Meghan McCain refers to herself as a \u201cnepo baby\u201d even while disparaging others who fit the bill.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: Twitter)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-she-didn-t-stop-there\">She didn\u2019t stop there<\/h2>\n<p>Notably, Meghan actually refers to herself as a \u201cnepo baby\u201d in her <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MeghanMcCain\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">bio<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Is she more self-aware than people think, or less? We don\u2019t know.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSome journalist are clutching their pearls mad I called Violet Affleck a nepo baby,\u201d she later wrote on Thursday. <\/p>\n<p>(Yes, Meghan, because it\u2019s a weird rant against a thoughtful and responsible teenager)<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0926_violetaffleck_01-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Jennifer Garner and Violet Affleck at the White House in 2022.\" class=\"wp-image-536198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0926_violetaffleck_01-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0926_violetaffleck_01-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0926_violetaffleck_01-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0926_violetaffleck_01-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0926_violetaffleck_01-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0926_violetaffleck_01-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0926_violetaffleck_01-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0926_violetaffleck_01-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Jennifer Garner and Violet Affleck at the White House in 2022.\" class=\"wp-image-536198 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0926_violetaffleck_01-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0926_violetaffleck_01-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0926_violetaffleck_01-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0926_violetaffleck_01-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0926_violetaffleck_01-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0926_violetaffleck_01-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0926_violetaffleck_01-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0926_violetaffleck_01-scaled.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Actress Jennifer Garner and her daughter Violet Affleck arrive at the White House to attend a state dinner honoring French President Emmanuel Macron, in Washington, DC, on December 1, 2022.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: ROBERTO SCHMIDT\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cSo I\u2019m giving you all a response here instead of answering your emails,\u201d she announced. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cFirst, it takes one to know one.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meghan acknowledged: \u201cI\u2019m clearly a nepo baby, check my twitter bio.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She invited: \u201cSay whatever you want about me, my parents would have NEVER been okay with me speaking in front of the United Nations at 19 about a health issue I had no background, training, or experience in.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"825\" height=\"775\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0926_meghanmccain_tweet_04.png\" alt=\"A dark mode screenshot of a Meghan McCain tweet from Thursday, September 25, 2025.\" class=\"wp-image-536195\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0926_meghanmccain_tweet_04.png 825w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0926_meghanmccain_tweet_04-300x282.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0926_meghanmccain_tweet_04-768x721.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"825\" height=\"775\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0926_meghanmccain_tweet_04.png\" alt=\"A dark mode screenshot of a Meghan McCain tweet from Thursday, September 25, 2025.\" class=\"wp-image-536195 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0926_meghanmccain_tweet_04.png 825w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0926_meghanmccain_tweet_04-300x282.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0926_meghanmccain_tweet_04-768x721.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0926_meghanmccain_tweet_04.png\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Never one to back down when she\u2019s being weird, Meghan McCain penned yet another tweet to complain about teenage Violet Affleck. She also \u201cclarified\u201d her issues.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: Twitter)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-have-a-nice-day-feels-a-little-snide\">The \u2018have a nice day\u2019 feels a little snide<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cHaving famous parents is a double edged sword,\u201d Meghan McCain acknowledged, as if addressing Violet Affleck directly.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd if you\u2019re going to put yourself out there, you gotta take the heat (as I have always done),\u201d she claimed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFinally \u2013 anyone advocating that I mask my kids all day in 2025 I think is insane, and that is my right,\u201d Meghan announced. \u201cHave a nice day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>There are numerous ways to combat airborne illnesses. Masking is only one part of the process. <\/p>\n<p>But, again, attempting to reason with the woman who used to huff and grumble on <em>The View<\/em> would be a fool\u2019s errand.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/09\/meghan-mccain-violet-affleck-nepo-baby\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 4 minutes Meghan McCain is coming after Violet Affleck. After the Yale student addressed the United Nations with a plea for common-sense air quality assurance to protect the health and future of children, she became the target of unhinged threats. Late senator John McCain\u2019s daughter was also quick to put her on blast. 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