US Vice President JD Vance playfully nominated his wife, Usha Vance, as the next federal budget director after she highlighted a bargain maternity dress purchase. This followed a New York Times piece analyzing the 'political symbolism' of her pregnancy wardrobe.

Usha Vance's witty response and the subsequent budget quip underscore the administration's focus on fiscal restraint and relatable, working-class economic messaging, despite Vance's past advocacy for American manufacturing.