Second Lady Usha Vance has intensified speculation about the state of her marriage to Vice President JD Vance after being photographed without her wedding ring for a second time during a high-profile engagement with First Lady Melania Trump. The repeated omission has forced the Vances back into the centre of a public debate inflamed by months of social media attention.
Despite her team's attempts to dismiss the rumours with a practical explanation, the ongoing scrutiny highlights the exceptional level of observation reserved for one of Washington's most prominent political unions, which has recently been tested by unrelated controversies.
