Anonymous wrote:https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/11/21/usha-vance-melania-trump-no-wedding-ring/87399269007/

The duo was photographed on Nov. 19 walking together in North Carolina. And the second lady – the wife of Vice President JD Vance – was seen without her wedding ring, talking to the troops and to the first lady. Despite the online discourse, Vance has been pictured with and without her wedding band on numerous occasions

A spokeswoman for the second lady told USA TODAY in a statement Nov. 21 that Vance is "a mother of three young children, who does a lot of dishes, gives lots of baths, and forgets her ring sometimes."

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Anonymous wrote:I can assure you that Usha is probably more cut throat and power hungry than JD. There is a reason they have been together for so long, the reason is similar values. Also, please don’t accuse me of racism, I say this as an Indian American.

IMHO, not wearing a ring means nothing, maybe she sent it for cleaning or took it off because of a million other reasons.

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Yes! People make it seem like Usha is a poor unfortunate soul who is being manipulated by JD. If anything, Usha has the upper hand, and it would be interesting to see what her true intentions are. I don't trust her any more than I trust JD. She is definitely ruthless and cutthroat.

I don’t think she’s a victim but how does she have the upper hand? Jd could be with Erika Kirk next year and what would Usha have to show for it?

A book and the accompanying publicity tour about being an aggrieved wife left for a man-eating skank, which you idiots would buy into hook, line, and sinker.

Nobody will give a rat’s behind about Usha once JD dumps her.

Yes and no. I don't think the general public will care about her, but in DC she will always have a certain currency because she has seen and participated in the operations of the vice-presidency. All the campaigning, the inauguration, the intermingling with donors, the day to day events of the Second Lady, staffing, etc., give her an extra layer of experience that some will value in DC.

If she divorced JD during his vice-presidency, she could leave and say not much about it and probably be accepted by all but the Maga crowd. She would easily find a job at a DC law firm or go back to the one she was at previously, and she is well-qualified for it having clerked for 2 SCOTUS justices. She would get a hefty sign on bonus and perhaps enter as a partner.

She would retain at least half custody probably more on at least a de facto basis due to JD's work and travel obligations, and JD would pay child support (but maybe not alimony - or only alimony until she went back to work - not sure she can negotiate a new job while she is still sitting in the VP mansion and married.)

She could file and just say nothing publicly, and she would have quite a good negotiating position against JD in terms of coming to a settlement agreement on the marriage, equity and child custody and support.

So, TBH, if she wants to leave, she can leave quite easily, and it says quite a bit about her if she stays, especially after the course of the last year.

She could also remarry someone extremely wealthy.

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Anonymous wrote:I can assure you that Usha is probably more cut throat and power hungry than JD. There is a reason they have been together for so long, the reason is similar values. Also, please don’t accuse me of racism, I say this as an Indian American.

IMHO, not wearing a ring means nothing, maybe she sent it for cleaning or took it off because of a million other reasons.

But she's a very high profile woman who gets photographed everywhere. She certainly knew people would talk - and if she didn't she either has terrible instincts or a terrible staff. Logic says she knows exactly what she's doing.

Obviously her husband wants the dark widow. But being the second lady, Usha needs to deal with things more subtly.

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Anonymous wrote:I can assure you that Usha is probably more cut throat and power hungry than JD. There is a reason they have been together for so long, the reason is similar values. Also, please don’t accuse me of racism, I say this as an Indian American.

IMHO, not wearing a ring means nothing, maybe she sent it for cleaning or took it off because of a million other reasons.

+1
Yes! People make it seem like Usha is a poor unfortunate soul who is being manipulated by JD. If anything, Usha has the upper hand, and it would be interesting to see what her true intentions are. I don't trust her any more than I trust JD. She is definitely ruthless and cutthroat.

I don’t think she’s a victim but how does she have the upper hand? Jd could be with Erika Kirk next year and what would Usha have to show for it?

A book and the accompanying publicity tour about being an aggrieved wife left for a man-eating skank, which you idiots would buy into hook, line, and sinker.

Anonymous wrote:Maybe Hindus don't wear a ring? Vance wants her to be a Christian.

Anonymous wrote:https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/11/21/usha-vance-melania-trump-no-wedding-ring/87399269007/

The duo was photographed on Nov. 19 walking together in North Carolina. And the second lady – the wife of Vice President JD Vance – was seen without her wedding ring, talking to the troops and to the first lady. Despite the online discourse, Vance has been pictured with and without her wedding band on numerous occasions

A spokeswoman for the second lady told USA TODAY in a statement Nov. 21 that Vance is "a mother of three young children, who does a lot of dishes, gives lots of baths, and forgets her ring sometimes."

Anonymous wrote:If she were mad enough to take off her wedding ring she likely wouldn't have done an engagement on behalf of the administration.

You guys will give her a pass bc you want to believe a mousy nerd (like most of us liberals on DCUM, myself included) can't possibly be as craven and power hungry as the other skanks in Trump's orbit but I assure you that you give her too much credit

Anonymous wrote:If she were mad enough to take off her wedding ring she likely wouldn't have done an engagement on behalf of the administration.

You guys will give her a pass bc you want to believe a mousy nerd (like most of us liberals on DCUM, myself included) can't possibly be as craven and power hungry as the other skanks in Trump's orbit but I assure you that you give her too much credit

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Anonymous wrote:I can assure you that Usha is probably more cut throat and power hungry than JD. There is a reason they have been together for so long, the reason is similar values. Also, please don’t accuse me of racism, I say this as an Indian American.

IMHO, not wearing a ring means nothing, maybe she sent it for cleaning or took it off because of a million other reasons.

+1
Yes! People make it seem like Usha is a poor unfortunate soul who is being manipulated by JD. If anything, Usha has the upper hand, and it would be interesting to see what her true intentions are. I don't trust her any more than I trust JD. She is definitely ruthless and cutthroat.

I don’t think she’s a victim but how does she have the upper hand? Jd could be with Erika Kirk next year and what would Usha have to show for it?

A book and the accompanying publicity tour about being an aggrieved wife left for a man-eating skank, which you idiots would buy into hook, line, and sinker.

Nobody will give a rat’s behind about Usha once JD dumps her.

Yes and no. I don't think the general public will care about her, but in DC she will always have a certain currency because she has seen and participated in the operations of the vice-presidency. All the campaigning, the inauguration, the intermingling with donors, the day to day events of the Second Lady, staffing, etc., give her an extra layer of experience that some will value in DC.

If she divorced JD during his vice-presidency, she could leave and say not much about it and probably be accepted by all but the Maga crowd. She would easily find a job at a DC law firm or go back to the one she was at previously, and she is well-qualified for it having clerked for 2 SCOTUS justices. She would get a hefty sign on bonus and perhaps enter as a partner.

She would retain at least half custody probably more on at least a de facto basis due to JD's work and travel obligations, and JD would pay child support (but maybe not alimony - or only alimony until she went back to work - not sure she can negotiate a new job while she is still sitting in the VP mansion and married.)

She could file and just say nothing publicly, and she would have quite a good negotiating position against JD in terms of coming to a settlement agreement on the marriage, equity and child custody and support.

So, TBH, if she wants to leave, she can leave quite easily, and it says quite a bit about her if she stays, especially after the course of the last year.

She could also remarry someone extremely wealthy.