U.S. President Trump praises Indian-American Second Lady Usha Vance
The Hindu
Usha Chilukuri Vance, the first Indian-American Second Lady, praised by Trump for her intelligence and accomplishments.
U.S. President Donald Trump has said that he would have chosen Usha Chilukuri Vance, J.D. Vance's wife, as his Vice-President as "she is smarter but the line of succession did not work that way".
Ms. Usha, 39, on Monday (January 21, 2025), became the first Indian-American and Hindu Second Lady after her husband J.D. was sworn in as the 50th Vice-President of the U.S.
On Monday, wearing a pink coat, she held the Bible in one hand and their daughter Mirabel Rose in the other, as Mr. Vance placed his left hand on the religious text, and raising his right hand took the oath of office.
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As a lawyer who is the daughter of Indian immigrants— her parents' ancestral village is Vadluru in West Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh— Ms. Usha is also one of the youngest second ladies assuming the position.
She is the youngest Second Lady since 38-year-old Jane Hadley Barkley, the wife of former President Harry Truman's Vice-President Alben Barkley.
After Mr. Trump was sworn in as the 47th President of the United States with J.D. as his deputy, the 78-year-old Republican addressed a crowd in the overflow room, calling them "beautiful".
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