A quiet conversation inside the US Vice President’s residence provided a glimpse into the personal faith and family life of US Vice President JD Vance and his wife, Second Lady Osha Vance, as they spoke candidly about religion, marriage and raising a young family in Washington.Speaking in an interview with Sunday Morning national correspondent Robert Costa, the couple spoke about their life at the vice president’s residence, where they are raising three children aged four, six and nine, with a fourth child due soon.Vance joked about the unusual situation, saying even the president teased him about it.“In fact, the president would attack me sometimes, because he would say, ‘You have a better house than me,'” he said.The interview also focused on Vance’s latest book, “Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith,” which details his 2019 conversion to Catholicism and how it shaped his politics, marriage, and personal life.Osha Vance spoke about how her husband’s faith journey impacted their relationship, including a previous comment she made about therapy and church.Usha once told her husband: “The treatment did not work for you, the church did.”
She added to this idea during the interview.“It’s not that therapy doesn’t work for others, but JD doesn’t have the right kind of confidence in the process. He didn’t feel at home during it, so he really explored some of the feelings he had and tried to figure out how he wanted to be the person he wanted to be for the rest of his life,” Usha said.In his book, Vance describes his search for stability after a turbulent childhood.
He said he often felt unstable growing up in a changing home environment.“I grew up in some ways in a very non-traditional family, you know? A revolving door of people coming in, people coming out, and I was raised by my grandparents at some points, and I was raised by my parents at some points, and my mom and dad. So, there was a certain movement and chaos to my youth. And I think I was searching for something that, again, felt more grounded and more stable.”
Did Vance force the transfer on Osha?
Usha grew up in a Hindu family in California. She said that there are often misunderstandings about their relationship and religious differences.The second lady cleared up any misconceptions and said: “I think people have already internalized the idea that JD was interested in my conversion. I think that’s been misunderstood for the fundamental reason that he’s Catholic; part of his faith is wanting to spread his faith.”
But it’s not like he calls me every day.”She also described how she often served as a sounding board for her husband’s political comments.“Well, she’ll just text me or call me, or if we’re sitting at home together, she’ll just tell me,” Vance said. “Usha is very honest. It’s one of the things I’ve always loved about Usha from the beginning.”The interview also touched on how personal conversations influence their family decisions.
Osha said the discussion following the murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk helped shape their thinking about having a fourth child.“I think that heightened J.D.’s sense that he had been talking about this for a while, and this feeling that there was the possibility of having another child that he could love as much as we had the three children we had,” she said.She added: “The matter has already crystallized.” [him]that feeling that if you can have this other child, you’ll have nothing to regret. “And if we can’t have this other child, we will be very happy with the children we have.”
