Usha Vance, the wife of Donald Trump’s vice presidential running mate, is making headlines after Trump heaped praises on her Wednesday morning.
While announcing his potential victory amid a significant lead, the Republican Presidential candidate and former US President Donald Trump hailed his running mate, JD Vance at his victory speech, saying “Vance was a good choice”. Trump also heaped praises on his Indian-American spouse during the address at Palm Beach County Convention Centre in Florida.
As the stage is set for the 47th President of the United States, Donald Trump said, “I want to be the first one to congratulate — now I can say Vice President-elect JD Vance. And his remarkable and beautiful wife, Usha Vance,” said Trump.
Who is Usha Vance?
- Usha Vance, a Yale graduate lawyer, is set to become the first Indian-origin Second Lady of the United States.
- Usha Chilukri Vance was born to Indian parents who emigrated from Andhra Pradesh to the US in 1986.
- Usha Vance was raised in a suburb of San Diego, California.
- She works as a corporate litigator at a prestigious firm in San Francisco and holds an impressive academic background.
- The would-be Second Lady of the United States also held editorial roles at the Yale Journal of Law & Technology and The Yale Law Journal, where she served as Managing Editor and Executive Development Editor, respectively.
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Usha met JD Vance at Yale Law School, and they married in Kentucky in 2014, incorporating a Hindu ritual into their ceremony. They have three children together. Throughout JD Vance’s political journey, Usha has been a strong support, frequently joining him during his Ohio Senate campaign. Her perspectives also influenced JD Vance’s popular memoir, Hillbilly Elegy, which explores the challenges of rural America and was later made into a film directed by Ron Howard.
