JD Vance and his wife Usha Vance have announced they are expecting a baby boy—but the timing of the due date has sent social media into overdrive.
On January 20, Usha Vance shared a statement from her husband on X, revealing that the couple is preparing to welcome their fourth child. “We’re very excited to share that Usha is pregnant with our fourth child, a boy,” the message read. “Usha and the baby are doing well, and we’re all looking forward to welcoming him in late July.”
The statement also expressed gratitude to the military medical staff caring for their family and acknowledged the support that allows them to serve the country while raising their children. Usha added a short caption of her own, saying simply that their family is growing.
It didn’t take long for online jokesters to get to work—particularly those with long memories. Some users quickly connected the baby news to Vance’s much-discussed Halloween costume from last year.
So what does a baby announcement have to do with a Halloween outfit?
Back in 2025, after becoming the subject of viral memes, Vance leaned into the joke for Halloween. The memes stemmed from a tense February meeting between President Donald Trump, Vance, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, during which Vance pointedly asked Zelenskyy, “Have you said thank you once?”
Soon after, AI-generated images circulated online portraying Vance with exaggerated, curly hair. Rather than ignoring it, he embraced the moment—donning a curly wig for Halloween and posting a TikTok video in which he opened his door and joked, “Happy Halloween, kids… remember, say thank you!” all while the Twilight Zone theme played as he spun dramatically.
Fast-forward to the baby announcement, and amateur internet detectives began counting backward. With a late-July due date, some concluded—half-seriously—that conception might have occurred around the end of October.
“The child was conceived with the wig on,” one user joked, setting off a wave of reactions.
Others piled on, noting that late-July babies are often conceived around Halloween, with several referencing the now-infamous costume. One commenter declared there was “a nonzero chance” the timing lined up, while others simply admitted they’d had the same thought—or called the situation “incredible.”
Whether coincidence or just peak internet imagination, the Vances’ happy news has clearly given social media plenty to talk about—proving once again that nothing escapes online scrutiny, not even a Halloween wig.
