Nia-Malika Henderson, Columnist

Usha Vance Just Kicked Off Her Husband’s Likability Tour

April 2, 2026 at 11:00 AM UTC

Nia-Malika Henderson is a politics and policy columnist for Bloomberg Opinion. A former senior political reporter for CNN and the Washington Post, she has covered politics and campaigns for almost two decades.

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The JD Vance likability tour has begun.

And it’s headlined by none other than his wife, second lady Usha Vance, who is pregnant with the couple’s fourth child. The high-powered, Yale-trained lawyer and former Democrat launched her podcast, “Storytime With the Second Lady,” this week. She told NBC News it will be “an advertisement for reading.” But, let’s face it: This is also a political advertisement designed to bolster her profile and sand off her husband’s rough edges as he prepares his White House bid.