Vice President JD Vance is once again hit with criticism after his team allegedly ordered the Army Corps of Engineers to raise a river during a recent Ohio trip.

According to The Guardian, the U.S. Secret Service requested that the Army Corps of Engineers change the outflow of Little Miami River to “support navigation” of the Vice President’s security detail for an August 2025 trip. The river flows into Caesar Creek Lake.

JD Vance was spotted canoeing on the southeastern Ohio lake on his 41st birthday, Aug. 2. A source alleged the outflow request was not only to support Vance’s security team, but also to create “ideal kayaking conditions” for the politician.

USACE spokesperson Gene Pawlik also confirmed that such a request was made. “It was determined that the operations would not adver

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