Usha Vance discusses her upbringing and achieving the American Dream
Wife of Vice President-elect JD Vance spoke to Ainsley Earhardt about how her upbringing shaped who she is today and family life with JD and their children.
The White House is ushering in a new era with the election of a second Trump presidency with Usha Vance set to become the first Indian American second lady in the White House.
Vance, who is the daughter of Indian immigrants, will also be the first Hindu second lady.
Vice President-elect JD Vance credited his “beautiful wife for making it possible to do this” after the big win.
“THANK YOU! To my beautiful wife for making it possible to do this,” he wrote on X. “To President Donald J. Trump, for giving me such an opportunity to serve our country at this level. And to the American people, for their trust. I will never stop fighting for ALL of you.”
The attorney has been married to JD since 2014 and they have three children together: sons, Ewan, 6, and Vivek, 4, and a daughter, Mirabel, 2.
Before law school, Vance received a bachelor’s and a master’s in philosophy from the University of Cambridge.
She completed multiple clerkships after her graduation from Yale, according to an Axios report, including for Chief Justice John Roberts and for Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh when he was serving on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.
Vance made headlines during the Republican National Committee in July.
“My background is very different from JD’s. I grew up in San Diego, in a middle-class community, with two loving parents, both immigrants from India, and a wonderful sister,” she said. “That JD and I could meet at all, let alone fall in love and marry, is a testament to this great country.”
Fox News’ Yael Horan contributed to this report.
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten is a breaking news writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business.
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