Second Lady Usha Vance, a self-confessed bookworm, took the spotlight Thursday to plug her White House–backed summer reading challenge, stepping into a role left vacant by the mostly absent Melania Trump.
Vance, wife of vice president and Hillbilly Elegy author JD Vance, appeared on Fox & Friends to tout her plan aimed at tackling the alarming stat that 40 percent of Americans can’t read at a basic level.
The program encourages kids to read 12 books over the summer, with one lucky participant winning a trip to the White House.
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