WASHINGTON — Second lady Usha Vance opened up about the speculation that her husband has his sights set on the presidency in 2028.
The mother of four signaled that she will be supportive of him in that decision, but underscored that Vice President JD Vance’s attention is concentrated on the midterms now, where Republicans are seen as the underdog in their push to hold the House.
“My way of thinking about it is we just take things one step at a time,” she said in an interview that aired on “Fox & Friends” on Wednesday. “Right now, that step is he’s really focused on the midterms.”
“And for me, it’s being focused on the things that I get to do during this four-year period,” she added. “And my attitude is just [to] have a kind of an open mind and open heart towards whatever might come next. I’ve seen us adapt to all sorts of things and all sorts of changes.”
The vice president has similarly downplayed speculation about his presidential aspirations, stressing that his focus is on the midterms for now.
Just last month, Usha gave birth to the second family’s fourth child, Alex.
“He’s a great newborn,” she remarked. “He must know his place in the world because he’s a fourth child. He has been so relaxed compared to a couple of his siblings. So we’re actually sleeping pretty well and feeling pretty good.”
She revealed that JD has been reading the “Hobbit” to their children before bedtime and touted her campaign to boost child literacy
The veep joked earlier this week that Usha previously suggested it might be difficult to have both a fourth child and pursue the vice presidency.
“The second lady said, ‘Well, you can have one of two things. You can be VP, or you can have a fourth child.’ Ladies and gentlemen, I must be pretty persuasive, because I got both,” JD quipped at an event in Maine.
Many recent presidents have had young children. During President Trump’s first term, his youngest son, Barron, was just 10 years old. Former President Barack Obama took office with a 10- and 7-year-old.
JD has routinely been polled as the 2028 GOP presidential frontrunner, followed by Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Trump has mused publicly about whether JD or Rubio would be stronger as the party’s standard-bearer.
Usha hinted that she will be supportive of her husband’s 2028 decision.
“Whatever it is that he feels is the right thing for him to do, we’re going to have a good time doing it,” Usha said of her husband’s potential presidential prospects. “We will make the best of it in the best possible way.”
