Second Lady Usha Vance: Honest Conversations & New Podcast

0:00On March 31, second lady Usha Vance just dropped some real talk on her marriage to Vice President J.D. Vance. In an NBC News interview, she made it clear they don't always see eye-to-eye on national issues, and she's not his staffer or part of his political machine. No expectations for total agreement just on his conversations. She explained that her role is personal, offering input as someone who loves him and wants him to win. They talk constantly about his concerns, especially the personal stuff his policy team doesn't touch. Even with this agreement, she says it's always productive. Usha's background adds layers. She was a registered Democrat until at least 2014, but switched to Republican when J.D. ran for Senate. Now, at 40 years old, she feels zero pressure to pretend or pass any litmus tests. Her views? Sometimes they fit one side, sometimes they're totally unique. The couples got three kids, ages four, six and eight, and they're expecting a fourth of boy in July, making history as the first VP family to have a baby in office.

1:03J.D. even joked about persuading her for that fourth kid right before the VP run, and she laughed it off, saying he got both. She's launching her new podcast, Storytime with the Second Lady, aimed at young kids with guest-reading books and chatting literacy. It's her way to fight dropping reading rates after teaching her own little ones, keeping family priorities front and center amid DC life.