JD and Usha Vance flew Reses to Washington on Air Force Two
Jackie Reses · She Bought a Bank for $56M. It's Now Worth $1.5 BILLION · Sourcery with Molly O'Shea · May 28, 2026 · at 1:00:28
Lead Bank CEO Jackie Reses recalls flying on Air Force Two after JD Vance and his staff attended her father's funeral in Atlantic City.
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“JD and Usha and many people from the White House were kind enough to come to my father's funeral last summer, and so we flew back to D.C., and they were nice enough to take me.”
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