It’s rare that we get to see this side of Second Lady Usha Vance.
But, it turns out that she can be just as witty when confronting the fake news as her husband!
On Wednesday, The New York Times published an article titled ‘The Politics and Power of the Pregnancy Image.’
Throughout the article, the writer dissected the so-called hidden meaning behind the clothes that Usha Vance, Karoline Leavitt, and Katie Miller have been wearing throughout their pregnancies.
In a post on X, Usha Vance poked fun at the piece, noting that one of the “politically significant” dresses mentioned was an $8.75 purchase from Old Navy!
Read what she had to say here:
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! In the meantime, enjoy my pregnancy fashion (or lack thereof) and a good…
— Second Lady Usha Vance (@SLOTUS) June 24, 2026
Full text of her post:
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! In the meantime, enjoy my pregnancy fashion (or lack thereof) and a good story with your kids on Storytime with the Second Lady.
This $8.75 Old Navy dress was worn by Usha Vance during her most recent ‘Storytime with the Second Lady’ episode, featuring Vice President JD Vance.
If you haven’t seen it, you can watch the full thing here:
In a follow-up post, Usha shared a screenshot of the receipt for the dress:
And here’s the receipt! pic.twitter.com/tgICmpbapQ
— Second Lady Usha Vance (@SLOTUS) June 24, 2026
The promo code there really is the icing on the cake!
In case you’re curious, here’s an excerpt from the absurd NYT article that Vance was responding to:
Last Sunday, in between trips to Europe to negotiate an Iran peace deal, Vice President JD Vance and his very pregnant wife, Usha, posted a Father’s Day Instagram Reel talking about how much they love reading to their kids and about the imminent arrival of their fourth child.
“Luckily, there’s going to be a new baby for you to read to,” the second lady says to her husband, “so you’re going to have many more years ahead of you.” She is wearing a stretchy coral dress that hugs her stomach, making what she is talking about very clear.
He grins and responds, “I was not yet ready to be out of the baby phase, so here we are, about to jump right in in just a few short weeks.”As a promo for the first public pregnancy of a vice-presidential family since Ellen Colfax, the wife of Schuyler Colfax, in 1870, it doesn’t get any clearer than that. And it follows the equally public pregnancies of the Trump world figures Karoline Leavitt and Katie Miller. Leavitt, the White House press secretary, gave birth to her second child on May 1 (and has just returned from maternity leave). Katie Miller, the wife of Stephen Miller, a White House deputy chief of staff, who had their fourth child on June 3.
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.
Together, the women have created a notably consistent, and somewhat paradigm-shifting, picture of the White House’s family and fertility platform.If the bare-chested, muscled mixed martial arts fighters of the U.F.C. match that President Trump hosted on Flag Day were the poster guys for MAGA’s image of masculinity, then the pregnant women of Trump world are one half of their feminine counterparts. Along with the sheath-clad, lip-filled, pageant-haired Mar-a-Lago set, they offer an image of idealized womanhood that gives literal shape to the pronatalist movement.“It almost feels like a memo went out,” said Jill Filipovic, the host of the “Week in Women” podcast. “They have quite intentionally opted to present themselves as, ‘I am really pregnant, and this is what women were chosen to do,’ and they are happy to say that both with their looks and their mouths.”
Katie Miller, wife of Stephen Miller, whose maternity attire was also mentioned in the NYT article, backed up Usha Vance:
Over the last few years, many clothing brands have largely stopped producing maternity clothes that most women actually want to wear.@SLOTUS has done a phenomenal job curating affordable, fashionable options that make pregnancy fashion accessible.
The root cause is sadly… https://t.co/RvM9ddDqEN
— Katie Miller (@KatieMiller) June 24, 2026
Full text of her post:
Over the last few years, many clothing brands have largely stopped producing maternity clothes that most women actually want to wear.
@SLOTUS has done a phenomenal job curating affordable, fashionable options that make pregnancy fashion accessible.
The root cause is sadly straightforward: with fewer women having babies, it’s likely become unprofitable for brands to invest in dedicated maternity lines.
It appears that the NYT’s story has backfired tremendously — as usual!
Other women on X are pointing out how their silly report just makes Usha Vance even more relatable to the American people.
Take a look at some of these replies:
I’m sorry, Usha, I wasn’t familiar with your game https://t.co/JcL2W4OlCS
— Amber Duke (@ambermarieduke) June 24, 2026
The haters only start criticizing your outfits when they can’t argue with your results.
Keep leading @SLOTUS! Helping kids learn to read is one of the single biggest things we can do to improve education and unlock the door to opportunity for all https://t.co/y2omqSYBf1
— Sarah Huckabee Sanders (@SarahHuckabee) June 24, 2026
Oh no, she’s even more likable. You’ve really done it New York Times.
(The promo code is an absolute chef kiss of relatable) https://t.co/Bt7zR3sple
— Bethany S. Mandel (@bethanyshondark) June 24, 2026
Second Lady Usha Vance wearing a $9 Old Navy maternity dress is exactly why I love her. So humble and such a class act! 🙌❤️ pic.twitter.com/WiuCMBvqSP
— Gina Milan (@ginamilan_) June 24, 2026
In case you’re wondering, no, you won’t be able to get this same dress that Usha Vance wore.
Unfortunately, it was a popular pick and has already sold out on Old Navy’s website.
This X user says she bought the same dress a few months ago — but, she paid more for it than our Second Lady!
I HAVE THIS DRESS. Bought it a couple months ago for $12.
Guess who hubby and I will be dressing up as for Halloween 😅 https://t.co/bVxFZ8ztxF pic.twitter.com/zfFUpsZWX7
— The Catholic Engineer (@TheCatholicEngr) June 25, 2026
She’s not only a great wife and mother, but an excellent bargainer, too!
They really should recruit Usha Vance to help DOGE slash costs…
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