U.S. Vice President JD Vance’s wife, Usha Vance, recently sat down with NBC host Kate Snow to share exactly why she and her husband decided to expand their family now
Usha Vance has opened up on the real reason she wanted a fourth baby with JD Vance(Image: X/@Acyn)
Usha Vance, the wife of U.S. Vice President JD Vance, has opened up about what led the couple to decide to have a fourth child during JD’s time in office.
The 40-year-old Second Lady spoke with NBC News correspondent Kate Snow, 56, about her historic pregnancy, as her family will become the first vice presidential household to welcome a baby while serving since 1870. Portions of Usha‘s NBC interview aired on Today on March 30.
“People have asked me if we’re going to have a fourth baby, and I’ve never closed the door on that,” she shared during her conversation with Kate. “I grew up in a family of two, and I thought that was a great number. And then I had two kids, and I thought – I didn’t feel quite done, right? So I really wanted to have a third child.” Usha wed JD in 2014, with many Americans previously believing he might assume the presidency and succeed current POTUS Donald Trump, 79. The couple welcomed their first child in 2017.
Usha and 41-year-old JD are now parents to three children: Ewan, eight, Vivek, six, and Mirabel, four. However, this January they revealed they were expecting their fourth baby.
“We did feel very complete with a third child, in many ways,” Usha acknowledged. “We have our daughter, who’s amazing, and it was great. And so I just wasn’t sure. But as time passed, I realized that I was feeling more and more excited about that possibility.”
Usha Vance opened up on why she wanted a fourth baby with JD Vance(Image: NBC)
She continued, “And so if there was a chance, I should take it. I knew that I’d be happy if we only had three kids, and I knew that I’d be happy if we had four. And so here we are.”
Usha subsequently disclosed that she didn’t “learn” that the Vance family would be the first vice presidential family to welcome a child while serving since 1870, when Schuyler Colfax, Ulysses S. Grant’s vice president, welcomed a baby with his wife, Ellen, until later.
“I learned that after I was pregnant,” Usha said with a laugh, before drawing comparisons between her current pregnancy and her previous three.
JD Vance and Usha Vance already have three children, but their fourth will make history(Image: Getty)
“It’s going well,” she noted. “There’s some differences, obviously. I have to dress up a lot more. I enjoyed my last pregnancy, there were a lot of sweat pants. I was working from home, sometimes put a blazer on over what was under.”
She further noted, “So there are some little differences. And then our transportation is rather different. I have to ride in the back seat now, so I get carsick all the time.”
Prior to Usha’s NBC appearance last month, the couple released a joint pregnancy announcement statement in early January.
Usha and JD Vance released a joint pregnancy announcement in early January(Image: AFP via Getty Images)
“We’re very excited to share the news that Usha is pregnant with our fourth child, a boy. Usha and the baby are doing well, and we are all looking forward to welcoming him in late July,” they wrote.
“During this exciting and hectic time, we are particularly grateful for the military doctors who take excellent care of our family and for all the staff members who do so much to ensure that we can serve the country while enjoying a wonderful life with our children,” their statement continued.
