U.S. Vice-President JD Vance is facing criticism after his security detail instructed the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to raise the water level of an Ohio river so his family could go on a kayaking trip for his 41st birthday.

As first reported by the Guardian , the U.S. Secret Service said it requested increased water flow into the Little Miami River so that motorized boats and emergency personnel “could operate safely” while protecting the vice-president, whose home is in Cincinnati.

The move riled up Vance’s critics, who accused him of behaving in an entitled manner in the wake of government spending cuts to public services.

Richard W. Painter, who served as chief White House ethics lawyer under former president George W. Bush, said on X, “It’s outrageous for the Army corps of e

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