Usha Vance pushes back rumours after going ringless

Usha Vance breaks her silence after pictures of her without a wedding ring sparked online discussion about her marriage. Usha Vance’s spokesperson released a brief statement and clarified the rumors about the couple.

Usha Vance, the Second Lady of the United States and wife of Vice President JD Vance, addressed the ongoing speculation about her marriage after she was seen without her wedding ring.

Usha visited Camp Lejeune, a US military camp in North Carolina, with First Lady Melania Trump on November 19, where she was photographed without her wedding ring, attracting public attention and sparking a wave of online rumors about the couple’s relationship.

In the picture taken during her official visit, Usha was seen in a burgundy outfit, greeting service members and families. The thing that drew the spark was her bare left ring finger.

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Social media was abuzz with online gossip, with some commentators suggesting that the missing ring signaled an impending separation and a “soft launch” of divorce from the Vice President.

The episode followed weeks of intense scrutiny of the couple following an onstage embrace between J.D. Vance and Eric Kirk, the widow of J.D. Vance. Right-wing activist Charlie KirkWhich went viral on social media and fueled the rumours.

The warm embrace between JD Vance and Erica at the Turning Point USA event at the University of Mississippi on October 29 attracted attention on social media.

denial of rumors

To calm speculations, Usha Vance’s spokesperson issued a brief statement told People Usha, a mother of three, spends her day “washing a lot of utensils, taking a lot of baths and sometimes forgetting her ring”.

JD Vance and Usha met each other at Yale Law School and married each other in 2014. The couple have two sons, Ivan and Vivek, and a daughter, Mirabel. The couple recently faced criticism after Vance openly hoped that his Hindu wife might one day convert to Catholicism.

Erica saw similarities between Vance and Kirk

Erica, speaking to an audience at the University of Mississippi last month, said she saw parallels between Kirk and Vance.

Erica said, “Nobody will ever replace my husband. But I see some similarities to my husband in Vice President J.D. Vance. I do. And that’s why I’m so fortunate to be able to introduce him tonight.”