JD Vance’s Wife, Usha, Addresses Divorce Speculation After Being Seen Without Wedding Ring
Whispers about the state of JD and Usha Vance’s marriage picked up speed this month, but a representative for Usha Vance stepped in to shut them down, insisting there is no truth to any talk of a split.
The frenzy began after Usha appeared at Camp Lejeune in Jacksonville, NC, on November 19 without her wedding band. She joined First Lady Melania Trump for the visit, and photos of her bare ring finger quickly ignited speculation online.
The explanation, her spokesperson said, is far simpler than the rumor mill would like to believe. In a statement to People, the spokesperson noted that “[Usha is] a mother of three young children, who does a lot of dishes, gives lots of baths, and forgets her ring sometimes.” The couple, who met at Yale Law School, have been married since 2014 and share three children: Ewan, 8, Vivek, 5, and Mirabel, 3.
Online chatter had already been bubbling after a Turning Point USA gathering last month, where JD Vance and Erika Kirk shared a widely circulated embrace onstage. Kirk — whose husband, conservative activist Charlie Kirk, was tragically shot and killed in September — described the moment as a genuine expression of comfort, not romance. She also told the audience, “No one will ever replace my husband. But I do see some similarities of my husband in JD — in Vice President JD Vance. I do.”
In fact, Erika Kirk has spoken warmly of Usha as well. Reflecting on a private exchange between them at Charlie’s memorial, she said, “She told me, you will get through these 15 minutes and the next 15 minutes after that. Usha, I don’t think you realized it then, but those words were exactly what I needed to hear.”
The vice president made waves of his own in October when he remarked that he hopes Usha — who grew up in a Hindu home — will one day join him in the Catholic faith, offering yet another flashpoint for scrutiny of the couple.
{Matzav.com}
