Columbus, Ohio – security details of vice president JD Vance had a water level at Ohio River last weekend to accommodate a canoeing trip, which he and his family took on his 41st birthday.
Secret Service of the United States said that she had asked for an increased flow of water on the Little Miami River, first reported by The Guardian, to ensure that motorized floating units and rescue staff could “act safely”, while protecting the Republican vice president whose house is located in Cincinnati.
But critics immediately blew up the action as a sign of the vice president, especially taking into account the administration of Trump Focus on lowering government expenditure.
Richard W. Painter, who served as the main lawyer of the White House ethics with President George W. Bush, said on X that the “Corps of Army Engineers is to spend taxpayers’ money to raise the flow of water in the river so that @VP can go to the kayak Budget cuts for the National Park Service They seriously influenced family holidays for everyone. “
The engineers’ corps refused to solve any financial impact of the river raising. General spokesman Pawlik said that the district of the Louisville agency temporarily increased the outflow from the Cezar Creek lake in the south -western Ohio to the diminutive Miami “to support the safe navigation of the Secret Service of the US”. He said that the movement met the operational criteria and was in normal practice.
“It was established that the operations would not negatively affect the water levels below or up,” he said in a statement. “Interested parties were notified before a slight increase in drain, which took place on August 1, 2025.” Vance’s birthday was August 2.
Vance spokesman Taylor Van Kirk said that the vice president was not aware that the river was raised.
“Secret service often uses protective measures without the knowledge of the vice president or his staff, as was the case last weekend,” said SMS.
According to the website of the Department of Natural Resources at the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, there was an area of 2830 Akres Creek Creek Lake has unlimited power and five start ramps. There are also marina, campsite and lodge. Spokesman Karina Cheung said that the department provided two natural resources officers to facilitate the secret service in the Vance event.
The Vance family has already got used to some accommodation They move around the world. During the last trip to Italy, the Roman Colosseum was closed to the audience so that his wife, USHA and their children could go on a trip, causing anger among some tourists. Taj Mahal was also closed to visitors during the Vance family visit to India.
Such special treatment is not reserved for one political party.
When the Democratic Vice President Al Gore, then the presidential candidate, paddled on the Connecticut River to photograph in 1999, public utilities opened a dam and released 4 billion gallons of water to raise the river level. This request also appeared after the review of the area through Secret Service – and Gore also experienced political recoil.
The Gore campaign said at that time that he did not ask for water release.
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This story corrects the name of the spokesman Vance. The spokesperson is Taylor Van Kirk.
