Repayment for 2021? Kamala Harris’ massive snub to JD Vance breaks initiation tradition again

Outgoing Vice President Kamala Harris is reportedly breaking a major inauguration tradition by not inviting her 2025 replacement to a formal sit-down or tour. Senator JD Vance, his wife and their three children will move into the Naval Observatory residence Jan. 20 for the first time.

Multiple Democratic and Republican sources have told CBS News that the vice president-elect appears to be flying blind, as the sitting vice president has turned away from giving Vance a tour of their new residence.

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No formal vice president residence tour for JD Vance

The same report also claims that Harris’ Republican replacement’s wife, Usha Vance, attempted to contact VP residence staff in November seeking insight into what measures they should rely on to child-proof the Naval Observatory home, particularly since her children Ewan, Vivek and Mirabel Vance are all under the age of eight.

Although a Harris appointee initially turned his back on the questions, the Vance team has since connected with Navy aides overseeing the House. While they are taking the necessary steps to accommodate the Vance children, Kamala Harris’ alleged behavior in acting against the new changes has been attributed as a vicious reaction to Trump’s contentious response to his 2020 election loss.

History repeating itself after Kamala Harris was also distastefully rejected in 2021?

Still, advisers to former Vice President Mike Pence disputed the crossfire by pointing out that he discreetly gave Harris and her husband, Doug Emhoff, a chance to visit the official residence in the final days of the Trump administration. The cryptic exchange was attributed to the MAGA leader’s refusal to accept his loss to Joe Biden in the presidential election. Therefore, in a sense, Harris is repeating history by treating Vance the same way she was not honored with a formal sit-down with Pence.

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Kamala Harris, breaking with tradition previously put in place by the Trump-Pence administration, reportedly found support among those close to the sitting vice president. In addition to Harris being rejected in 2021, she and the other gentleman faced delays in moving into the home. She did not settle until April 2021, three months after being sworn in, because the place needed repairs.

The Vance family’s entry into the Naval Observatory – located in northwest Washington DC at Number One Observatory Circle – will mark the first time in decades that the official residence will be home to young children of the VP.