Usha Vance, the spouse of Vice President J.D. Vance, has already achieved historical significance in several ways: she is the first Second Lady of color and the youngest Second Lady since the Truman Administration. She may also soon become the first sitting Second Lady in modern history to give birth in over 150 years.

“We are thrilled to announce that Usha is pregnant with our fourth child, a son,” stated the Vice President. “Usha and the baby are doing well, and we eagerly anticipate his arrival in late July.”

In his announcement, the Vice President expressed gratitude to military doctors for their “excellent care of our family” and to staff members “who do so much to ensure that we can serve the country while enjoying a wonderful life with our children.”

J.D., aged 41, and Usha, aged 40, first met at Yale University and married in 2014. They are parents to three children: Ewan, 8; Vivek, 5; and Mirabel Rose, 4.

Prior to Usha Vance, the only sitting Second Lady in modern history to give birth was Ellen, wife of President Ulysses S. Grant’s Vice President Schuyler Colfax, who had a son in 1870; records prior to that are unclear.

The Trump White House extended its congratulations to the Vances, with a spokesperson calling itself “The most pro-family administration in history!”

Vance, notably, is a vocal proponent of pro-natalist policies. He has previously spoken on the topic, characterized Democrats as “anti-child” and “anti-family,” and described Americans’ declining birth rates as a “crisis.”

“I want more babies in the United States of America,” Vance declared at a March for Life rally last year. “I want more happy children in our country, and I want beautiful young men and women who are eager to welcome them into the world and eager to raise them.”

Correction:
Usha Vance would be the first sitting Second Lady to bear a child in over 150 years, not ever.