U.S. Vice President JD Vance said in a newly released episode of the Katie Miller Podcast that former Vice President Kamala Harris declined a request for his family to tour the official vice-presidential residence at the U.S. Naval Observatory ahead of January’s inauguration. Vance called the walkthrough a longstanding courtesy that traditionally helps an incoming vice president’s family familiarise themselves with their new home. According to Vance, the proposal would have involved only his wife, Usha, and their three young children—then ages seven, five and two—so that the children could see where they would live for the next four years. After the request was “rebuffed,” the family relied on photographs, floor plans and a commemorative book about Number One Observatory Circle to prepare the children for the move. While no formal rule requires an outgoing vice president to grant access, the gesture has been observed since the residence became the vice-presidential home in the late 1970s. Harris’ office has not responded publicly to Vance’s remarks, which have drawn partisan commentary from conservative and liberal outlets alike.