Overview
- In an NBC News interview, the vice president said he and Usha Vance "get a kick" out of tabloid chatter about their marriage.
- He recounted that Usha realized after a shower she had left her rings upstairs on the way to the White House and that he told her not to turn back.
- A spokesperson previously said the second lady, a mother of three, sometimes forgets her ring because of everyday parenting and housework.
- Online speculation intensified after photos of Usha without a ring during Nov. 19 visits with Melania Trump and after an October onstage hug with Erika Kirk.
- Vance did not address the Erika Kirk moment in the NBC interview, while noting Usha has leaned into a public literacy initiative in her role.