Vice President JD Vance and his wife, second lady Usha Vance, announced on July 19 the birth of their fourth child and President Donald Trump took to social media to congratulate the couple.
“Congratulations! A perfect baby boy for the wonderful Vance family,” President Trump posted on Truth Social on July 20.
Usha Vance gave birth July 19 at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, in Bethesda, Maryland. The couple thanked doctors and staff members at the medical center and the White House medical unit.
The occasion makes Vance the first vice president in over 150 years to welcome a child while in office.
“We are excited to announce that our baby boy, Alec Neel Vance, was born this morning,” the Vance family said in a statement on social media. “Usha and the baby are happy and healthy, and our kids are overjoyed to meet their little brother.”
The second couple already has three children: sons Ewan, 9, and Vivek, 6, and daughter Mirabel, 4. The couple largely keeps their children out of the public view.
‘Happy and healthy’: JD and Usha Vance welcome fourth child
Who was the last vice president to have a child while in office?
The last vice president known to have a child while in office was Schuyler Colfax, whose son, Schuyler Colfax III, was born in 1870, according to the Harold B. Lee Library at Brigham Young University and The Associated Press.
Before that, Vice President John C. Calhoun welcomed a son, William, in 1829, according to Clemson University.
Contributing: Francesca Chambers and Joey Garrison, USA TODAY
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