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Per The New Yorker:

THE IMPROBABLE RISE OF J. D. #VANCE

When he joined #Trumps ticket, Usha left her job at a prestigious law firm. At this year’s Republican National Convention, Usha, the daughter of Indian immigrants, sat next to Trump as her husband said that “America is not just an idea” but a people bound by a “shared history”. “I’m not sure what #deal J.D. made with #Usha a person close to the couple told me. “But it had to be something, because they make every decision together.”

#Usha #Vance isn’t a mystery.

She isn’t 2024’s version of Melania Trump from 2017, when we all wondered if an immigrant who looked pretty could also hold the toxic views of her husband
(spoiler, she can).

Usha Vance is ambitious too.

That may be why she is willing to put her career on hold while her husband campaigns to be Trump’s VP.

👉 Because the politics aren’t what matters
—it’s the power that matters. 👈

And second lady is a pretty impressive perch

slate.com/news-and-politics/20

Slate · The One Thing You Need to Know to Understand Usha VanceBy Susan Matthews

She doesn’t eat meat
-- an admission she gave in her RNC speech that reportedly drew gasps from the crowd

and perhaps most importantly, her political views, what was known of them, do not seem particularly MAGA.

Since her recent elevation to the national scene, many publications have tried to pick apart what #Usha #Vance's political leanings are,
and when they might have changed.

She most recently worked for a law firm that is known for its commitment to DEI;

she told her friends she was outraged by Jan. 6, 2021;

and in her youth, those around her seemed to assume she was a left-of-center thinker.

There’s a specific kind of #cognitive #dissonance that comes from watching a woman of color
who seemed to have been intellectually reared in progressive circles
endear herself to this iteration of the Republican Party,

so it’s no surprise that the main question being asked of Usha Vance has ended up:

Is she actually a Republican, or what?

slate.com/news-and-politics/20

Slate · The One Thing You Need to Know to Understand Usha VanceBy Susan Matthews

The wife of Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance, #Usha #Chilukuri #Vance, and the couple's #children have become the targets of backlash for their Indian ancestry.

Chilukuri Vance, the daughter of Indian immigrants who grew up in San Diego, as well as RNC speaker #Harmeet #Dhillon -- who is Sikh and Indian
– are facing anti-Asian hate from far-right figures online.

Posts appear to have spiked this week following Vance's nomination
criticizing Vance for marrying someone who is non-white,
expressing concerns about an influx of Indian immigrants as a result and the so-called #Great #Replacement #conspiracy
have garnered hundreds of thousands of views according to individual post engagement figures.

"Stop AAPI Hate", an advocacy group that tracks anti-Asian hate incidents,
condemned the attacks, arguing that the onslaught of hate has reinforced
“heightened levels of fear and anxiety Asian Americans and immigrants are currently experiencing across the country leading up to this year’s presidential election.”
abcnews.go.com/Politics/jd-van

ABC News · JD Vance's wife faces racist online backlash from far-right social media postsBy Kiara Alfonseca