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Selected stories about Indian diaspora from our website www.theindianeye.com

JOHNNIE MOORE JD VANCE
“Indian Americans are on a roll VP-elect shows his Indian Colors

for Trump 2.0 administration” and Family Values!

A
photo of US Vice President-elect JD Vance with his wife Usha Vance’s
Indian family at a Thanksgiving dinner has gone viral. The picture,
shared by Silicon Valley venture capitalist Asha Jadeja Motwani, fea-
ith several Indian-origin names figuring among the picks by Donald tures Vance with his son on his shoulders and Usha with their daughter, sur-
Trump’s for his incoming administration, Johnnie Moore, the former
WCommissioner of the United States Commission on International rounded by 21 relatives in traditional Indian attire. The image has garnered
Religious Freedom (USCIRF) noted that Indian-American/ Hindu-American admiration for Vance’s connection to his wife’s Indian heritage.
JD Vance will be taking over as the Vice-President of US next month and
community will be at the very heart of the Republican leader’s second term as his wife Usha Vance of Indian-origin will become the Second Lady of the US.
US President. JD Vance seems to be garnering a lot of attention online as a photograph of
Taking to social media platform X on Sunday, Trump’s former spiritual
advisor said, “Usha, Tulsi, Vivek, Jay and now Kash. The Indian-American him and his in-laws enjoying a family dinner much like in Indian traditional
wedding style has gone viral.
/ Hindu American community will be at the very heart of the second Trump
administration. Quite a moment for one of America’s most vibrant minority
communities.” The Republican leader, who had been criticized for his stand on
Usha Vance the Second Lady, the wife of US Vice President-elect JD racism in the past, was seen in a photo with his wife Usha Vance’s
Vance traces her roots to Indian immigrants who trace their roots to Andhra
Pradesh. Republican leader Vivek Ramaswamy was born in the US to Indian Indian family, reportedly at a family Thanksgiving dinner. The fam-
immigrant parents who hail from Kerala. Kolkata-born Jay Bhattacharya has ily picture shows Vance’s family in traditional Indian attire enjoy-
been picked by Trump as his Director of the National Institutes of Health
while the President-elect has nominated Kashyap “Kash” Patel to head the ing the festivities.
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
Trump on Saturday nominated the name of Kashyap “Kash” Patel to Asha Jadeja Motwani, a Silicon Valley-based venture capitalist, shared
serve as the next Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). In this fabulous family picture along with a caption: “JD Vance at Thanksgiving.
a post on the social media platform Truth Social, Trump announced Patel’s Reminds me of the big fat Indian weddings.”
nomination, highlighting his distinguished career in various government roles. As the social media post went viral, reactions from different corners start-
These include serving as Chief of Staff at the Department of Defense, Deputy ed pouring in with many appreciating him for being “a loving family man.”
Director of National Intelligence, and Senior Director for Counterterrorism One posted, “Lots of respect to Vance here for spending time with his
at the National Security Council during Trump’s first term as President. wife’s fully Indian family. It can be hard for an outsider to adapt to Indian cul-
Trump praised Patel for his work in investigating the so-called “Russia, ture, especially with the older generation. Seems like they had a great time.”
Russia, Russia Hoax,” calling him an “America First” fighter who has spent his “His son is sitting on his shoulder in a pure Indian way” said one netizen,
career exposing corruption, defending justice, and protecting the American another wrote: “JD got a sense of real family”.
people. Continued on next page... >>

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