By Daily Mail (U.S.) | Created at 2025-01-15 00:27:29 | Updated at 2025-01-18 13:22:07
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Vice President-elect J.D. Vance has not received an invitation for a formal sit-down with his predecessor.
Kamala Harris in her latest snub to the incoming administration will not give Sen. Vance a tour of the Naval Observatory residence, according to a new report from CBS News.
It's tradition for the sitting vice president to invite their replacement for a sit-down conversation and tour of their new residence.
Things have been tense in the vice president's residence following her defeat against Donald Trump in November in what was a contentious campaign filled with personal jabs.
And with Vance preparing to move his family of five into the Naval Observatory in just six days, he has still not received an invite from Harris.
Additionally, the report notes, the vice president-elect's wife Usha Vance has not been forthcoming with questions about childproofing the home.
Vice President Kamala Harris' latest snub to the incoming administration is a failure to carry out a long-held tradition to invite her successor to Number One Naval Observatory for a sit-down and tour of the vice president's residence
J.D. and Usha Vance have three children under the age of eight, and the incoming second lady was also snubbed by Harris' team when she reached out about childproofing the Naval Observatory residence
Staffers reached out to Harris' team to request information that would help with making the residence safe for the Vance children, all three of whom are under the age of eight.
After facing roadblocks regarding the request from Harris' staffers, Navy aides who oversee the home communicated with the incoming second family and are making arrangements to accommodate the Vance kids.
Sources close with Harris suggest the behavior is payback after the current VP didn't receive a rosy welcome when Donald Trump refused to acknowledge his 2020 election loss.
But advisers to former Vice President Mike Pence told CBS that he did extend the traditional invite for Harris to come tour the Naval Observatory.
The Vice President's residence is located in Northwest Washington, D.c. at Number One Observatory Circle, which sits on the grounds of the U.S. Naval Observatory.
Ewan Vance, 7, is the incoming second couple's first child. They also share another son, Vivek, 4, and Mirabel, 2.
This is the first time in decades that the Naval Observatory will house young children of the vice president.
The family of five is preparing to take up residence at Number One Observatory Circle at the Naval Observatory in Washington, D.C. later this month
