Trump praises pregnant Usha Vance as she attends SOTU after asserting fourth being pregnant
President Donald Trump heaped praise on pregnant Usha Vance as she attended State of the Union after announcing her fourth pregnancy.
Vice President JD Vance‘s wife, 40, draped her baby bump in a black tailored jacket at the high-profile event in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday night.
She wore her black locks swept back into a low bun with her fringe tucked away from her face.
The mom, who looked to be in good spirits as she sat to listen to the address among the audience, accessorized the ensemble with understated stud earrings and a necklace.
For his part, JD, who sat behind Trump for the address, opted for a navy suit with a white shirt and baby blue tie.
Usha, along with Melania Trump, was immediately acknowledged by the President – before they both then received standing ovations from Republicans.
And the overwhelming positive reception appeared to leave Usha beaming with pride.
In January, Usha and JD announced via social media that they are expecting their fourth child – a baby boy – this summer.
President Donald Trump praised pregnant Usha Vance as she attended State of the Union after announcing fourth pregnancy
‘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,’ the Second Lady’s office posted on X (formerly Twitter).
The two added that they are ‘grateful to the military doctors who take excellent care of our family.’
The Vice President and Second Lady already share two sons, Ewan, eight, and Vivek, five, and a daughter, four-year-old Mirabel.
Of course, it comes after a handful of others in the MAGA world announced their own pregnancies in recent months too – such as Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt and United States Homeland Security Advisor Stephen Miller’s wife, Katie Miller.
It has led many Trump fans to declare a ‘MAGA baby boom.’
The announcement came just a few months after Usha sat down with Meghan McCain for an extensive interview, where she spoke about suffering from anemia during her previous pregnancies and the possibility of welcoming a fourth.
‘Never say never,’ she told McCain when asked about having a fourth child.
For his part, JD, who sat behind Trump for the address, opted for a navy suit with a white shirt and baby blue tie
The Vice President and Second Lady already share two sons, Ewan, eight, and Vivek, five, and a daughter, four-year-old Mirabel
Usha told McCain that when she and the vice president were married, after both studying at Yale Law School, they always knew they were going to have kids.
‘The number though, that was the question. I grew up with just two kids in the family and J.D. has a differently structured family but he primarily grew up with just his sister. I think what we decided at the outset is we’ll have two and then we’ll see how we feel about that,’ she explained. ‘And I thought maybe I would have two kids, and I would think I’m done, this is good.’
‘But I just liked having the two kids so much that I think I ended up being the driver for three, which really surprised both of us,’ Usha continued. ‘And now we’re at three and I’m feeling pretty good about this and sometimes he thinks he might like to have a fourth, but we’ll see where that leads.’
The Second Lady was also candid about her past pregnancy struggles.
‘So during pregnancy, during each of them, I was prone to anemia, which just makes you so tired, and you’re already kind of tired and especially when we were having our third child,’ Usha said.
‘I was completely exhausted because I had a trial right before,’ the accomplished lawyer added.
The Second Lady said the struggles ended up being a good test run for parenting.
‘But for me it was actually a little bit different because pregnancy was so exhausting that not being anemic was like, you know, high on life and that really helped,’ Usha noted.
