JD & Usha Vance's Obvious Disconnect In India Won't Help Those Mounting Divorce Rumors

By Lauren Waters
Usha Vance and JD Vance looking at each other in a crowd Alessandra Benedetti - Corbis/Getty Images

Between JD Vance's clown-tastic football trophy fumble and the very unfortunate timing of his meeting with the groundbreaking head of the Catholic church, Pope Francis, the VP has been getting mocked online even more than usual lately. Now, to add insult to injury, it seems that even his wife may be finding him cringe-worthy. The Vances have headed out on a trip to India. And, from what we've seen so far, JD and Usha Vance seem anything but lovey-dovey during their time abroad.

Since taking over as vice president, JD embarrassing Usha has become a habit, and divorce rumors have followed. Now, clips of the couple on a trip with their three children seem to show the pair avoiding each other. Footage of the family boarding their plane for the trip, which was posted to X, formerly Twitter, shows JD and Usha nowhere near each other. Usha boards the plane first with the couple's oldest children. JD is far behind, carrying their youngest. Another clip on X shows the family in New Delhi, visiting the Akshardham Temple. As the family posed for photos, JD and Usha stood far apart from each other. As they turned around to leave after the photo op, they didn't even seem to look at each other, and Usha got further and further away from JD as they walked.

All signs point to relationship struggles for the Vances

Usha Vance and JD Vance walking with their children at the Akshardham Temple @CNBCTV18News/X

Based on the clips of JD and Usha Vance during their visit to India, it certainly seems like there's trouble in paradise. This comes just days after the Vance family spent Holy Saturday at the Vatican. Per a video on X, the couple seemed to have the same distant energy with each other during this outing. As the pair walked around the Vatican, they never seemed to be walking together. Usha would often lag behind or even, at times, walk a reasonable distance ahead of her husband. While the couple was seen interacting with their children separately and talking to others, they never appeared to be engaged with each other in any way.

Needless to say, there is certainly a lot of pressure on JD and Usha Vance that they didn't have previously. However, the way they are interacting with each other — or not — on their many recent trips seems like a serious red flag. Their time in India comes less than a month after their behavior in Greenland hinted that their marriage may be on the rocks. Of course, it's unclear what's really going on with the couple behind the scenes. Yet, if they seem this cold with each other when cameras are rolling, it certainly doesn't bode well.

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