Incoming Vice President J.D. Vance and his family will not be getting a tour of their new residence ahead of President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration.
According to CBS News, Vice President Kamala Harris has declined an invitation to Vance so he and his family can tour the Naval Observatory, which has been the official residence of the vice president since 1977. Harris’ team reportedly defended her decision to not invite the Vance’s, citing Harris was busy focusing on a cancelled overseas trip and the California wildfires.
Republican and Democrat sources reportedly told the news outlet, that Harris had still not extended any formal sit downs or invitations to J.D. Vance to tour the residence — despite Trump’s inauguration being only days away. Usha Vance had reached out to Harris’ team as early as November, with questions around the move and child-proofing the home for their three children who all under the age of eight but was reportedly not given any information on the home until recently.
Navy personnel have since provided a layout of the residence and logistics around the move-in, and Usha Vance has been in contact with Harris’ husband and second gentleman Doug Emhoff to make arrangements for the Vance family during a 40-minute phone call.
CBS News writer Jennifer Jacobs posted on X, alleging former Vice President Mike Pence and his wife Karen Pence did not formally invite Harris and Emhoff to the Naval Observatory after President Joe Biden won the 2020 election. However, the transition took place during the COVID-19 pandemic, so the Pences instead had quietly arranged a visit for Harris to visit the residence prior to Biden’s inauguration.
“Although VP Kamala Harris hasn’t invited JD Vance over to the VP’s residence, and her team after the election declined to speak with Usha Vance, Navy personnel who oversee the Naval Observatory provided an overview of the house — layout, logistics, practicalities of the move-in, sources said. The Vances had questions about child-proofing and other matters,” Jacobs wrote on X.
