‘When Usha Has Our Baby…’: JD Vance Jokes Karoline Leavitt Should Be VP For Few Weeks

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• ‘When Usha Has Our Baby…’: JD Vance Jokes Karoline Leavitt Should Be VP For Few Weeks Published By, Last Updated: May 20, 2026, 11:19 IST JD Vance jokes Karoline Leavitt should be Vice President during his paternity leave, as Leavitt takes maternity leave after birth of daughter Viviana.
• JD Vance and Usha revealed in January that they are expecting another baby boy, who is due later in July.
• Laughter broke out in the White House on Tuesday (local time) after US Vice President JD Vance jokingly said that White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt should take over his post temporarily when his wife, Usha Vance, gives birth to their fourth child later this year.
• The exchange unfolded when Vance stepped behind the White House podium to address reporters in Leavitt’s absence, as she is on maternity leave after welcoming her second child earlier this month.
• “I told Karoline I would...