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Video Of JD Vance’s Exchange With His Wife Usha Has Gone Viral For All The Wrong Reasons

The awkwardness was undeniable

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If you have been anywhere near social media this week, chances are you have already seen the video. Usha Vance, visibly pregnant with her fourth child due in July, introduces her husband on camera with the kind of composure she has become known for. Most husbands would at least respond with something that feels personal, but Vance taps her knee and greets her like a coworker he runs into occasionally in the break room but has never properly gotten to know.

The internet, never particularly charitable toward the vice president on his best days, was not about to let this one pass quietly.

What makes this moment sting is that it sits comfortably in a pattern that has been building for months.

Earlier this month, standing alongside Pakistan’s Field Marshal Asim Munir at Switzerland’s Bürgenstock Resort, Vance cracked a joke about having “two very, very important people” in his life, an Indian woman and a Pakistani Field Marshal. Usha was presumably the Indian woman in that ranking, though the way he told it, the distinction was not immediately obvious.

“Imagine your wife finding out she’s tied for first place with a Field Marshal,” one person wrote online, with another adding: “I don’t know why she is putting up with this.”

Before that came the Air Force Two moment that genuinely stopped people mid-scroll. Cameras caught Vance striding up the aircraft steps at a comfortable pace while a visibly pregnant Usha followed behind him, one hand pressed to her stomach and zero assistance coming from her husband.

Featured image via X screengrab 

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Terry Lawson

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Terry is an editor and political writer based in Alabama. Over the last five years, he’s worked behind the scenes as a ghostwriter for a range of companies, helping shape voices and tell stories that connect. Now at Political Tribune, he writes sharp political pieces and edits with a close eye on clarity and tone. Terry’s work is driven by strong storytelling, attention to detail, and a clear sense of purpose. He’s skilled in writing, editing, and project management — and always focused on getting the message right. You can find him on X at https://x.com/TerryNotTrump.

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