Overview
- Multiple images from Nov. 19 at Camp Lejeune and MCAS New River, including Getty and a Marine Corps photograph, show Usha Vance without a ring on her left hand.
- Fact-checkers and national outlets confirmed the photos were authentic and unaltered, and a spokesperson said she "does a lot of dishes, gives lots of baths, and forgets her ring sometimes."
- Despite viral posts from political accounts and commentators, there has been no official indication of a separation from the Vances’ office.
- Photo records document her both with and without the band on other dates, including ringless images on Nov. 10 and ringed appearances on Nov. 8.
- The renewed scrutiny follows JD Vance’s October remarks about hoping his Hindu wife might one day convert to Christianity and online debate over his onstage hug with Erika Kirk.