Vice President Kamala Harris has not formally invited J.D. Vance and his family to tour or sit down at the Naval Observatory, where they are scheduled to move on January 20, multiple officials from both parties say. revealed. disclosed Go to CBS News.
Vance, his wife, Usha, and their three young children are preparing to move into the Naval Observatory mansion on Jan. 20, marking the first time they’ve set foot in the mansion where the vice president has stayed since the 1970s. Become. The Vances contacted the current occupants, Mr. Harris and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff, through an intermediary last November to prepare the home for their children, all under the age of eight.
According to a CBS News report, the Vance team asked about the renovations needed to make the residence childproof, but Harris’ political appointees initially dismissed their questions. Vance’s team then worked with Navy aides overseeing the home, who provided an overview of the home before Christmas to ease the transition.
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Usha Vance also spoke with Emhoff for 40 minutes last week, a source told CBS News. Harris’ team reportedly made arrangements to meet the needs of the Vance children, even though there was no formal invitation. (Related: ‘We need to fix it’: JD Vance reveals government’s plans for J6 amnesty)
Both Vance and Harris’ campaigns declined to comment on the matter. According to CBS News, insiders close to Harris said she was not given the opportunity to visit the official residence until her inauguration in 2021, a period that was dominated by coronavirus restrictions and the Capitol riot. It was a time when the aftermath of the disaster was noticeable. Paradoxically, advisers to former Vice President Mike Pence say that Harris and Emhoff were carefully kept in the official residence in the final stages of the Trump administration, despite the president’s reluctance to support Biden team members. He says he was invited.
Harris herself did not move into the Naval Observatory until April 2021, three months after being sworn in, because the mansion needed repairs, CBS News reported. Harris’ team is currently busy rescheduling international travel and responding to California’s ongoing wildfires.
Members of Mr. Vance and Mr. Harris’ team did not immediately respond to requests for comment from the Daily Caller News Foundation.
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