Vice President JD Vance and Second Lady Usha Vance are a bit of an odd couple. During their first year in the Naval Observatory alone, the Vances endured some painfully awkward moments as a couple . Usha's attempts to defend her husband's comments about "cat ladies" made for a cringeworthy display , and JD's embarrassing outburst during a VP debate may have left him with some buyer's remorse . But while incidents like the vice president and second lady being savagely booed during a night out no doubt hurt their egos, few gaffes are likely to haunt them as much as the one they made while rubbing elbows with Jordan's royal family.

In September 2025, JD and Usha had two high-ranking Jordanian royals over for dinner, and this closed-door engagement apparently went off without a hitch.

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