Even if he did have the cat declawed, he's moved up in my opinion poll! Most people who have their cat's declawed are just uninformed about the whole process and what it entails. My guess is that he is not aware how controversial it is or he probably wouldn't have had it announced on the web page. Especially since he's a public figure. And he knows the cat's birthdate so I'd guess he got him as a kitten. But to be fair, I didn't know how controversial declawing was until the last couple of years and myself had a cat declawed many, many years ago.
He's still cool in my eyes!
He's still cool in my eyes!