Second Lady Usha Vance has responded after photos of her without her wedding ring taken at a recent public appearance caused a stir online.

The 39-year-old visited Camp Lejeune, a Marine Corps facility in North Carolina, alongside First Lady Melania Trump on Wednesday, and was photographed without a ring on her left hand.

The photos quickly circulated online, causing many to wonder if rumors of trouble in her marriage to Vice President JD Vance were true—while others used the opportunity to make a joke about Vance sleeping on the couch.

In response to the speculation, a spokesperson for Vance told People that Usha is “a mother of three young children, who does a lot of dishes, gives lots of baths, and forgets her ring sometimes.”

Speculation about the Vances’ marriage has dogged the c

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