As it turns out, there’s a good reason why JD Vance was out with his child this trip. Evidently, he was on papa work while his family, Usha, made her first official single appearance as subsequent lady.  ,
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Mrs. Vance made the trip to Turin, Italy this trip as part of the National Committee for the opening meeting of the Special Olympics World Winter Games, which took place on Saturday. She was joined by various members of the delegation, including Rachel Campos-Duffy, FOX News Host and wife of the U. S. secretary of Transportation, Riley M. Barnes, top bureau official of the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, U. S. Department of State, Trent Michael Morse, deputy assistant to the president and deputy director of national personnel, Shawn Crowley, chargéd’affaires a. i., U. S. Embassy to Italy and San Marino, Douglass Benning, deputy standard, U. S. Consulate Milan, Italy,  , Boris Epshteyn, older counsel and senior advisor to President Donald J. Trump, and Richard Walters, Partner at FGS Global.  ,
Mrs. Vance even brought her oldest son, Ewan, along on the journey. Upon arriving residence on Monday, she made her very earliest posts on Instagram and X, along with several photos from her time in Italy that show her conference with both officers and kids at the celebration. She said:  ,
I am honored to had attended the Special Olympics Winter Games this trip and to have led the National group. Hearing from these encouraging players about their adventures and commitment to their occasions was uplifting. Bless you @specialolympics for fostering a group of officials, and for such a comfortable welcome. Come Team USA!
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I am honored to had attended the Special Olympics World Winter Games with the National group. Bless you, @SpecialOlympics, for for a warm welcome and for fostering a neighborhood full of encouraging players and strong leaders. Come Team USA! photograph. twitter.com/EPYwwUYHET— Second Lady Usha Vance ( @SLOTUS) March 10, 2025
Of course the remaining managed to find a reason to insult yet this innocent function. Comments on the second lady’s Instagram post range from” Get rid of DEI which effects people with disabilities then go to the special Olympics. Got it” to people simply meowing at her ( I suppose this is some kind of weird belated response to the vice president’s” childless cat lady” comment ).
And then there’s the article in the Daily Beast that pretty much decided that the entire opening ceremony for the Special Olympics was designed to troll Mrs. Vance. There are more stretches in that article than in a two-hour yoga class.  ,
I can’t express how tired I am of these people making everything partisan.  ,
Other , images and reports show that the crowd cheered and smiled when she took the stage and offered her a warm welcome.  ,
” Che i giochi abbiano inizio”! Let the games begin!
Tonight, our athletes were the stars at Inalpi Arena in Turin, Italy, as the world watched in awe. Now, the moment has arrived —@sowg _# Turin2025 are officially OPEN! � �# TheFutureIs Here# SpecialOlympics pic. twitter.com/xgmlZ1R2wK
— Special Olympics ( @SpecialOlympics ) March 8, 2025
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Last month, when I wrote a profile on Usha Vance, I wondered what her role would be over the next four years. Would she stay out of the limelight and focus on being a wife to the vice president and mother to her three young children, or would she take up a cause near and dear to her and be a voice for the Trump administration?  ,
Related:  , Meet Usha Vance, America’s Second Lady
While we still don’t know,” a source” told CNN that she “is assembling a small team of staff, transitioning her three children to life at the Naval Observatory, and settling into the role, for which she will have her own platform and responsibilities”.  , I don’t know about you, but I really look forward to seeing what that is.
