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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Ariana Baio

JD Vance says Charlie Kirk’s assassination convinced wife Usha to have another baby

Charlie Kirk’s assassination profoundly impacted JD Vance and his family, and caused Second Lady Usha Vance to change her mind about having another child, the vice president has revealed in his new memoir.

Vance, a close friend of the late conservative activist, revealed that his wife had the change of heart after consoling a devastated Erika Kirk shortly after her husband was fatally shot last year. Between sobs, Erika Kirk told the second lady that she regretted only having two children with Charlie.

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