JD and Usha Vance can’t escape rumors that their marriage is on the rocks. It’s been less than a month since the Turning Point USA (TPUSA) conference where the vice president hugged Erika Kirk, the organization’s CEO and chair, in an oddly intimate manner onstage. He also publicly insulted his wife by complaining she won’t leave her Hindu faith and convert to Catholicism. So it’s no surprise that the gossip mill churned earlier this month, when Usha Vance was spotted at an event with Melania Trump at Camp Lejeune in Jacksonville, North Carolina, without her wedding ring.

At first blush, this should not seem like a scandal. People forget their wedding rings and, despite her often robotic affect since her husband took office, the second lady is a human being.

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