{"id":87356,"date":"2026-04-30T11:47:33","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T11:47:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/jd-vance-says-whcd-shooting-was-tougher-on-pregnant-wife\/"},"modified":"2026-04-30T11:47:33","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T11:47:33","slug":"jd-vance-says-whcd-shooting-was-tougher-on-pregnant-wife","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/jd-vance-says-whcd-shooting-was-tougher-on-pregnant-wife\/","title":{"rendered":"JD Vance Says WHCD Shooting Was \u2018Tougher\u2019 on Pregnant Wife"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Vice President JD Vance<\/strong> revealed his pregnant wife Usha Vance<\/strong>\u2019s reaction to him being rushed off stage during the White House Correspondents\u2019 Dinner shooting.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think, honestly, it was tougher for my wife, who was at home with the kids and started hearing things through text messages and social media, than it was for me,\u201d JD, 41, told Fox News on Monday, April 29. \u201cI really didn\u2019t know what was going on.\u201d<\/p>\n

The vice president was evacuated from the ballroom of the Washington Hilton several seconds before Secret Service agents got President Donald Trump<\/strong> out of the room when shots broke out on Saturday, April 25. (Trump, 79, later explained to 60 Minutes<\/em> that he \u201cwanted to see what was going on\u201d before evacuating the ballroom with his wife, first lady Melania Trump<\/strong>.)<\/p>\n

Describing the harrowing events, JD told Fox News, \u201cI\u2019m sitting up there on the dais with some journalists and obviously the President of the United States a few seats to my right. There\u2019s a lot of commotion. You hear some loud noises. I had no idea what it was.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Related: <\/span>Donald Trump Praises Melania\u2019s Reaction to \u2018Traumatic\u2019 WHCD Shooting<\/span>
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\n\t\t\tPresident Donald Trump praised first lady Melania Trump\u2019s reaction to a shooting at the White House Correspondents\u2019 Dinner. \u201cI want to thank the first lady, that was a rather traumatic experience for her,\u201d Trump, 79, told reporters from the White House on Saturday, April 25. \u201cWe\u2019re not going to let anybody take over our society, [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cBefore I had any idea what was going on, I started seeing people duck under their tables or respond to what was going on far in the back of the ballroom,\u201d he went on. \u201cAn agent comes and whispers in my ear, says basically, \u2018Sir, we have to leave.\u2019 \u2026 The agent sort of lifts me to my feet and I walk off stage and go to my hold room and wait and see what\u2019s going on.\u201d<\/p>\n

JD admitted that he wasn\u2019t really \u201cfreaked out\u201d until he heard that a Secret Service agent had been shot. (A bullet struck the agent\u2019s protective vest and he was hospitalized for treatment.)<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the fog of war, I actually thought, \u2018This guy is seriously injured or maybe worse,\u2019\u201d the politician remembered. \u201cWe found later that he was not seriously injured. As you learn this information, the thing that I really gained an appreciation for, is what an amazing job the agents of the Secret Service do.\u201d<\/p>\n

California native Cole Tomas Allen<\/strong> was apprehended during the shooting and subsequently charged with attempting to assassinate the President of the United States, transportation of a firearm and ammunition in interstate commerce with intent to commit a felony, and discharge of a firearm during a crime of violence, per the Justice Department. He has not yet entered a plea.<\/p>\n

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Meanwhile, the Vances announced in January that Usha is pregnant with their fourth child. (They also share sons Ewan, 8, and Vivek, 5, and daughter Mirabel, 3.)<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re very excited to share the news that Usha is pregnant with our fourth child, a boy,\u201d the Vances announced on January 20. \u201cUsha and the baby are doing well, and we are all looking forward to welcoming him in late July.\u201d<\/p>\n

Their statement concluded, \u201cDuring this exciting and hectic time, we are particularly grateful for the military doctors who take excellent care of our family and for the staff members who do so much to ensure that we can serve the country while enjoying a wonderful life with our children.\u201d<\/p>\n

In March, Usha opened up to NBC News about her and JD\u2019s decision to have a fourth child.<\/p>\n

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