“I think that we kind of get a kick out of it,” Vance told NBC News in an interview released on Friday. When asked whether he was frustrated by the tabloid-style attention, he said, “With anything in life, you take the good with the bad.”
His comments come amid online speculation about the vice president’s marriage after Usha Vance was photographed without her ring during a visit to a military base with first lady Melania Trump. The visit was not the first time that the couple has garnered interest online.
JD Vance was also recently forced to clarify comments about his wife’s faith after ruffling some feathers when he said he hoped she would one day be moved “by the Christian gospel” as he was.
“She is not a Christian and has no plans to convert, but like many people in an interfaith marriage – or any interfaith relationship – I hope she may one day see things as I do. Regardless, I’ll continue to love and support her and talk to her about faith and life and everything else, because she’s my wife,” he wrote on social media in October.
In the NBC interview, the vice president said their marriage was “as strong as it’s ever been.”
“I think Usha’s really taken to it, and it’s been kind of cool to see how she’s developed and evolved in this new role,” the vice president told NBC News.
