Harris declines to invite Vance for courtesy visit to vice president's residence before inauguration
Source: CBS News
Updated on: January 14, 2025 / 9:12 AM EST
When JD Vance, his wife Usha and their three young children move into the Naval Observatory residence on Jan. 20, it will be their first time inside the white Queen Anne-style mansion that has been home to vice presidents since the 1970s. Vice President Kamala Harris has not extended an invitation for a formal sit-down or tour, multiple Democratic and Republican sources told CBS News.
In November, Usha Vance, via intermediaries, reached out to staff for the home's current occupants, Harris and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff, seeking details including what they would need to childproof it. Ewan, Vivek and Mirabel Vance are all under the age of eight. The questions were initially rebuffed by a Harris political appointee. But there has since been communication between the Vance team and Navy aides who oversee the residence.
Before Christmas, Navy officials provided an overview of the house to discuss the layout of the residence, logistics and practicalities of the move-in, and to help answer any questions the Vances had, a person familiar with the call said. Usha Vance spoke with Emhoff for about 40 minutes last week, sources said. Harris sources said that arrangements are underway to accommodate the Vance children. Spokespeople for Vance and Harris declined to comment.
But people close to Harris say she was never afforded an opportunity to visit the home before she was sworn in in 2021. However, she took office during the COVID outbreak, just after the Capitol riot — and Donald Trump had refused to admit he had been defeated in the election.
Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/harris-jd-vance-vice-presidents-residence/
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Ocelot II
(122,796 posts)or to Harris herself? If she owns any of the upholstered furniture she should get it out of there ASAP.
BeyondGeography
(40,148 posts)SOP in MAGA Land.
DURHAM D
(32,876 posts)kacekwl
(7,850 posts)Give them no respect at all.
CrispyQ
(38,997 posts)I liken this to those of us who didn't invite Trump voters to holiday festivities. They were all, "Oh, that's so mean! How can you do that?" We've had enough. That's how we can do that. We've been the adults in the room since Sarah fucking Palin & we're done with you. We will be civil when we have to interact, but we will make efforts to see that doesn't happen often.
Dawson Leery
(19,392 posts)crim son
(27,523 posts)it's past time Democrats realized this.
bdamomma
(67,250 posts)Kamala is not going to bend.
IronLionZion
(47,455 posts)When's the last time anyone has seen that Diet Mt. Dew drinking fake hillbilly?
Silent Type
(8,158 posts)Mawspam2
(891 posts)So why give him a courtesy visit?
Voltaire2
(15,171 posts)yardwork
(65,394 posts)He came with the purchase price.
Polybius
(19,102 posts)He'd have to step down on his own.
tonekat
(2,110 posts)The democrats have been doormats too long!
Voltaire2
(15,171 posts)louis-t
(23,950 posts)Just like orange fuck did to the Bidens.
twodogsbarking
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Prairie Gates
(4,013 posts)LuvJoesPartner
(99 posts)A Couch?
Asking for a friend….. 😂😂😂
GreatGazoo
(4,044 posts)She could very easily have been the better person. Vance's children had nothing to do with J6 or Pence's decisions.
BumRushDaShow
(146,896 posts)we're done with that shit.
You had 2 powerful black women make their intentions known today and it's best no one crosses them.
Blues Heron
(6,334 posts)mahina
(19,382 posts)and there's no point pretending everything is fine. It is not.
GoneOffShore
(17,700 posts)Oopsie Daisy
(5,186 posts)VP-Elect Vance displayed a level of disrespect and contempt towards our current VP that transcended mere political differences. I do not fault VP Harris for refraining from 'extending an olive branch' by arranging a meeting and a tour of their new residence. It is commendable that she chose not to engage in such gestures. Kudos to her for that stance.
Polybius
(19,102 posts)Believe it or not, he was the only Republican who clapped for Harris and Walz last week. Feel free to skip to 0:53 for Harris' votes, and Walz's at 1:48.
Oopsie Daisy
(5,186 posts)I guess I'm less inclined to be forgiving simply because he can muster one ounce of appropriate public behavior.
I'm reminded, in a way, of how people react when they find out that someone has been routinely abused by their spouse. People will say "they seems so nice" and "oh this can't be true, I've never once seen any indication of abuse (in public, in front of witnesses)". Or, "oh, they may argue, but what married couple doesn't argue? I've never seen any bruises."
Polybius
(19,102 posts)But he did lie a lot.
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happy feet
(1,153 posts)Sneederbunk
(15,638 posts)BumRushDaShow
(146,896 posts)No formal sit-down between Pence and Harris ever took place, Democratic and Republican sources said.
The "discreetly" bit was apparently suggests something "informal" and probably caged towards avoiding the temper tantrums of 45, so not according to tradition, and certainly a bad look and insult IMHO.
The Unmitigated Gall
(4,708 posts)‘Nuff said.
republianmushroom
(18,694 posts)Paladin
(29,337 posts)Aristus
(69,035 posts)Good for you, Madame Vice President.
choie
(5,073 posts)Fuck the niceties! Dems have to learn to play by new rules.
raccoon
(31,596 posts)zanana1
(6,336 posts)Democrats are too nice.
Maxheader
(4,401 posts)fuck the right wing bastards in the throat...
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