The US vice president has defended his wife’s mother over reports of her support for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion US Vice President J.D. Vance has rejected media scrutiny over his mother-in-law’s reported support for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), which differs from the current administration’s position on the matter. Vance was responding to a CBS News report published on Wednesday, which focused on Lakshmi Chilukuri, the mother of second lady Usha Vance and provost of the