Usha Vance mocks New York Times for drawing 'political significance' from her pregnancy fashion

Second Lady Usha Vance had some fun at the expense of The New York Times for what she claims put "political significance" in her pregnancy wear.

Vance, who is pregnant with her fourth child as her husband JD Vance serves as vice president, was the subject of a Times piece titled "The Politics and Power of the Pregnancy Image," alongside White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt and Katie Miller, podcast host and wife of top White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller, both of whom gave birth in recent weeks.

New York Times fashion critic Vanessa Friedman began her piece by putting a spotlight on an Instagram Reel post the second lady posted commemorating Father's Day, noting that she was "wearing a stretchy coral dress that hugs her stomach."

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Second lady Usha Vance and U.S. Vice President JD Vance arrive for a military mothers celebration in the East Room of the White House on May 6, 2026, in Washington, DC. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

"That three such prominent women in the MAGA movement were pregnant at pretty much the same time was, indubitably, a coincidence. But for an administration that has such an intuitive and strategic understanding of the power of aesthetics that an unspoken dress code in which men outfit themselves in the image of the president has developed, it has also become a telling one," Friedman wrote Wednesday. "Together, the women have created a notably consistent, and somewhat paradigm-shifting, picture of the White House’s family and fertility platform."

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After pointing out how the trio "showcased their growing stomachs" once they announced their pregnancies, Friedman said of Vance, "as second lady, her job is also to represent and humanize the vice president. By spotlighting her pregnancy, she is doing exactly that."

Second Lady Usha Vance reads to military children at MacDill Air Force Base during an event with Disney and Blue Star Families. (The Walt Disney Company/Olga Thompson)

Vance offered a tongue-in-cheek response to the Times piece.

"Now that we know the political significance of my $8.75 coral maternity dress from Old Navy, can’t wait to hear what the New York Times has to say about my elastic-waistband pants and compression socks!" Vance exclaimed on X.

The second lady went on to share a screenshot of her Old Navy receipt, showing her maternity dress was marked down from $49.99 to $12.49 and had an additional $3.74 deducted in promo discounts.

The New York Times did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.

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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt was also swept up in the New York Times piece about the fashion of pregnant figures in the MAGA movement. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

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