Usha Vance Addresses Marriage Rumours After She's Spotted Without Wedding Ring
The
second lady, 39, visited Camp Lejeune, a military training facility in
Jacksonville, N.C., alongside first lady Melania
Trump on Wednesday, Nov. 19. Usha Vance did not wear her
wedding ring during the appearance, and after photos of the outing were
published, rumors of trouble in her marriage to the vice president, 41, picked
up steam on social media, according to the report by People.
Amid
the speculation, a spokesperson for the second lady — who is very private and
rarely speaks with press — addressed the ringless appearance in a statement to
People.
The
spokesperson said that Usha Vance is “a mother of three young children, who
does a lot of dishes, gives lots of baths, and forgets her ring sometimes.”
Usha
and JD have been married since 2014 and share three children: sons Ewan, 8, and Vivek, 5,
and daughter Mirabel, 3.
Rumors
that the couple had split were also fueled by the vice president’s embrace with Erika Kirk, the
widow of right-wing political organizer Charlie Kirk, which went viral in late
October.
Weeks
after Charlie's assassination during a Turning Point USA
event, Erika — who took his place as Turning Point's CEO —
opened a University of Mississippi tour stop with a tearful speech, during
which she said she sees “similarities” between her late husband and JD while
introducing the vice president.
Shortly
after, Erika and JD shared a hug onstage in a moment that went viral.
"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. And that's why I am so blessed to be
able to introduce him tonight,” she said at the Oct. 29 event before embracing
JD in an intimate manner.
After
tightly squeezing the vice president, Erika moved her hand to the back of his
head, and his hands briefly rested on her waist. The greeting surprised many
internet users, and spawned a series of viral posts analyzing their hand
placements and debating whether the hug was appropriate for the situation,
given Erika's recent loss.
The
Turning Point CEO has previously said that JD has “been a blessing” in the
wake of her husband’s death, and praised both him and Usha for their support.
"He's
been a blessing. He and Usha, they are the most incredible people. Incredible.
With such genuine love," Erika said in an interview clip that was recorded
ahead of the viral event. She told Fox News host Jesse
Watters, "I mean, just everything they did for us was so
humanized. They were there for us. They've been there for us."
JD
also made headlines for comments he made about his wife’s religion at
the Oct. 29 Turning Point event.
After
a student asked the vice president about his multi-faith household, he admitted
he hopes that his wife, who was raised and still considers herself Hindu, will
one day convert to Catholicism as he did in his 30s. (Before converting, JD was
a self-described atheist.)
"How
are you teaching your kids not to keep your religion ahead of their mother's
religion?... Why are we making Christianity one of the major things that you
have to have in common to be one of you guys, to show that I love America just
as you do?" the student asked.
"Everybody
has to come to their own arrangement here," JD responded, in part.
"The way that we've come to our arrangement is she's my best friend. We
talk to each other about this stuff. So, we've decided to raise our kids
Christian."
He
continued, "Most Sundays, Usha will come with me to church. Do I hope,
eventually, that she is somehow moved by the same thing that I was moved in by
church? Yeah, honestly, I do wish that, because I believe in the Christian
gospel and I hope eventually my wife comes to see it the same way. But if she
doesn't, then God says everybody has free will and so that doesn't cause a
problem for me.”
The
vice president concluded his answer by stating that “one of the most important
Christian principles is that you respect free will.”
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