{"id":2518171,"date":"2025-12-05T20:35:59","date_gmt":"2025-12-06T01:35:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jd-vance-responds-as-media-seeks-to-stoke-controversy-over-his-wifes-wedding-ring\/"},"modified":"2025-12-05T20:38:26","modified_gmt":"2025-12-06T01:38:26","slug":"jd-vance-responds-as-media-seeks-to-stoke-controversy-over-his-wifes-wedding-ring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jd-vance-responds-as-media-seeks-to-stoke-controversy-over-his-wifes-wedding-ring\/","title":{"rendered":"JD Vance Responds as Media Seeks to Stoke Controversy Over His Wife&#8217;s Wedding Ring"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjd-vance-responds-as-media-seeks-to-stoke-controversy-over-his-wifes-wedding-ring%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2518171&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >article discusses recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media<\/a> rumors<\/a> and public speculation surrounding usha Vance, the Second Lady of the United States, after she was spotted without her wedding ring. Left-wing commentators and critics seized on photos of her without the ring to suggest marital problems between her and Vice President J.D. Vance, even <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/deranged-liberals-scramble-to-blame-trump-for-hamas-atrocities\/\" title=\"Liberals rush to accuse Trump of Hamas atrocities.\">spreading unfounded claims<\/a> that he might leave her for Erika Kirk, a recently widowed woman. These rumors gained important traction online and where covered briefly by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-nevada-a-corrupt-cash-for-votes-scheme-is-hiding-in-plain-sight\/\" title=\"In Nevada, A Corrupt Cash-For-Votes Scheme Is Hiding In Plain Sight\">mainstream media outlets<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Though, Usha Vance&#8217;s representatives dismissed the speculation, explaining that she is simply busy with motherhood and daily activities, sometimes forgetting her ring. J.D. Vance himself responded to the rumors with humor, emphasizing the strength of their marriage and brushing off the negative gossip. The article criticizes the left for resorting to personal attacks and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jimmy-kimmel-responds-to-aaron-rodger-claim-suggesting-he-is-on-epstein-list\/\" title=\"Jimmy Kimmel denies being on &#039;Epstein List&#039; after Aaron Rodgers&#039; claim\">spreading baseless rumors<\/a> rather than engaging on policy issues, labeling such behavior as petty and unbecoming. Ultimately, the piece portrays the marriage rumors as a trivial &#8220;nothing burger&#8221; undeserving of serious attention.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Misery really does love company.<\/p>\n<p>And who knows more about misery than the far left?<\/p>\n<p>Miserable leftists have been having a field day on social media when photos first began circulating of second lady Usha Vance being spotted in photos without her wedding ring on:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#128680;&#128680;BREAKING&#128680;&#128680;<\/p>\n<p>Second lady of the United States, Usha Vance was spotted without her wedding ring.<\/p>\n<p>She is seemingly happier now than ever. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/46HiAroDmi\">pic.twitter.com\/46HiAroDmi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Trump Tracker (@trackingdonald) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/trackingdonald\/status\/1991961102524223508?\">November 21, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Perhaps even more sickeningly, around the same time, leftists and haters began spreading rumors that Vice President J.D. Vance was going to leave Usha for the recently widowed Erika Kirk:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Vance is going to leave Usha for Erika Kirk-<\/p>\n<p>You saw it here 1st &ndash; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UrrewUzfId\">pic.twitter.com\/UrrewUzfId<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Haters_gonna_hate (@princess_kim_k) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/princess_kim_k\/status\/1983928592074469850?\">October 30, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>(Notice the thousands of likes on that salacious post.)<\/p>\n<p>It became big enough that even outlets like <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/usha-vance-seen-without-wedding-ring-addresses-split-rumors-11855222\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">People<\/a> magazine and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/usha-vance-makes-another-public-appearance-without-her-wedding-ring-from-jd-vance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Daily Beast<\/a> began running headlines about the fact that Usha had been pictured without her wedding band on.<\/p>\n<p>This drivel persisted despite Usha&rsquo;s representatives telling the <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MaryMargOlohan\/status\/1991972020486058472\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daily Wire<\/a> that Usha is &ldquo;a mother of three young children, who does a lot of dishes, gives lots of baths, and forgets her ring sometimes.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Well, now J.D. himself has fired back at his critics in the perfect fashion &mdash; he laughed at them.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think that we kind of get a kick out of it,&rdquo; Vance told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/jd-vance\/jd-vance-marriage-usha-strong-rcna247419\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBC News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;With anything in life, you take the good with the bad,&rdquo; he continued. &ldquo;You accept that there are some sacrifices and there are some very good things that come along with it, too.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;But our marriage is as strong as it&rsquo;s ever been, and I think Usha&rsquo;s really taken to it, and it&rsquo;s been kind of cool to see how she&rsquo;s developed and evolved in this new role.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Truly, he couldn&rsquo;t have given a better response. These trashy tabloid headlines about Vance&rsquo;s marriage are honestly beneath contempt. The &ldquo;story,&rdquo; if you can even call it that, is a nothing burger. It doesn&rsquo;t deserve anything more than a chuckle. The fact that Vance even needs to mention the strength of his marriage is preposterous and a sad sign of what the left will resort to to take down conservatives.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking of the left, I&rsquo;d be remiss not to mention that it&rsquo;s them who actually look awful in this whole J.D.-Usha brouhaha.<\/p>\n<p>They can&rsquo;t argue about things like policy, so they spread despicable rumors about a man&rsquo;s marriage based on a handful of photos?<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s pathetic, it&rsquo;s pointless, and it&rsquo;s loser behavior. 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