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Stephanie Kirchgaessner

Secret Service request to raise river level made ‘without knowledge’ of JD Vance, his office says

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JD Vance in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington DC, on Wednesday. Photograph: Bonnie Cash/UPI/Shutterstock

A spokesperson for JD Vance said he and his staff were unaware that the Secret Service decided earlier this month to ask military engineers to raise the water level of the Little Miami River ahead of a family boating trip, which took place on his birthday.

“The Secret Service often employs protective measures without the knowledge of the vice-president or his staff, as was the case last weekend,” the spokesperson said.

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