Usha Vance, wife of US Vice President JD Vance, has addressed the growing speculation about her marriage after she was recently spotted without her wedding ring at a public engagement.
The second lady appeared at Camp Lejeune, a military base in Jacksonville, North Carolina, on Nov. 19 alongside first lady Melania Trump — noticeably without the ring she often wears.
Social media users were quick to point out the missing jewel.
One user X wrote: “Interesting. Usha Vance minus her wedding ring yesterday at Camp Lejeune.”
Another commented: “Usha Vance didn’t have her wedding ring on and looked pretty happy.”
A spokesperson for Usha dismissed the speculation, saying the absence of the ring was purely unintentional, according to People.
“She’s a mother of three young children who does a lot of washing, takes a lot of baths and sometimes forgets her ring,” a spokesperson told People magazine.
However, this explanation sparked a new round of online reactions.
User X questioned the defense: “WHAT! Their excuse for Usha Vance not having her wedding ring is that she ‘does a lot of dishes’ like they do them themselves.”
Someone else commented, “She doesn’t have a dishwasher?”
Usha, 39, and JD Vance, 41, met at Yale Law School and married in 2014. They have three children – sons Ewan and Vivko and daughter Mirabel.
The couple have already attracted some public attention in recent months – especially after JD Vance said he hoped Usha, who grew up in a Hindu household, would one day embrace his Catholic faith.
Speculation reignited after the vice president shared a warm embrace on stage with Erika Kirk at the Turning Point USA event, a moment that quickly sparked new comments on social media.
But with a spokesperson clearly denying it, it seems Vances has decided not to get involved in the rumors — even as the internet continues to dissect every detail.
