Vice President J.D. Vance took the oath of office at the Capitol Rotunda, putting him in line to carry the torch of the MAGA movement.

Washington: Usha Vance became the first Indian-American and Hindu Second Lady after her husband J.D. Vance was sworn in as the 50th Vice President of the US on Monday. She held the Bible in one hand, and their daughter Mirabel Rose in the other, as Vance placed his left hand on the religious text, and raising his right hand took the oath of office.

Donald Trump has been sworn in Monday as the 47th President of the United States. Along with him, Ohio's own JD Vance has been sworn in as the next vice president.

Usha Chilukuri Vance, the wife of Middletown native and Vice President-elect JD Vance, will make history Monday. With her husband set to serve alongside President-elect Donald Trump, Usha Vance will become the first Indian American second lady in the White House.

In his 2016 memoir, “Hillbilly Elegy,” JD Vance said the two got to know each other through a class assignment, where he soon “fell hard” for his writing partner. “In a place that always seemed a little foreign,

JD Vance and his sister, Lindsay Ratfliff, grew up in Middletown, the hardships of which inspired his 2016 book, "Hillbilly Elegy."