US Vice President JD Vance has weighed in on a viral photo that sparked renewed speculation about friction between him and his wife, Usha Vance.
The image appears to show Vance in a white T-shirt, scowling, while Usha sits across from him with her head bowed and hand to her face. It quickly circulated online, with users claiming it signalled marital discord — though some questioned whether the picture was AI-generated.
🚨: Photo from an anonymous source has been released of JD Vance yelling at Usha in the middle of a restaurant.
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“Looks like things are not so good in Republicanistan,” one X user wrote, while sharing the photo.
Vance responded with sarcasm: “I always wear an undershirt when I go out in public to have a fight loudly with my wife.”
The couple has faced heightened scrutiny since October, when the vice president was photographed hugging Erika Kirk, widow of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk. That moment reignited online gossip in the following months, especially after Usha attended two events with First Lady Melania Trump without her wedding ring.
A spokesperson for the Second Lady dismissed the speculation, saying Usha’s missing ring was unrelated to her marriage. As a busy mother, they said, she “does a lot of dishes, gives lots of baths, and forgets her ring sometimes.”
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Vance and Usha, who married in 2014, share three children: sons Ewan and Vivek, and daughter Mirabel.
The vice president also recently faced backlash for comments about his wife’s faith. Speaking at a Turning Point USA event in Mississippi, he said he hoped Usha — who was raised Hindu — might someday adopt Christianity, noting she often attends church with him and that he hopes she could be “moved” by Catholic tradition. The remarks drew widespread criticism online.
More controversy erupted when social-media users highlighted Usha’s background as the American-born daughter of Indian immigrants, pointing to what they saw as a contradiction with Vance’s claims that “mass migration” threatens the “American Dream.”