JD Vance’s team had the army corps of engineers take the unusual step of changing the outflow of a lake in Ohio to accommodate a recent boating excursion on a family holiday, the Guardian has learned.

The request from the US Secret Service was made to “support safe navigation” of the US vice-president’s security detail for an August outing on the Little Miami River, according to a statement by the US army corps of engineers (USACE).

Vance was spotted in the south-western Ohio area on 2 August, his 41st birthday, according to social media posts that noted he was seen canoeing on the river, a tributary that Caesar Creek Lake feeds into.

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    A federal employee isnt an elected official. He’s a politician. Federal employees apply to jobs and interview for them, and get them (mostly) based on merit just like everyone else in the corporate world and elsewhere.

    This guy didnt get interviewed for his job. He got hand picked bcz of things he’s said and done in the past that indicate he is a piece of shit. Definitely not the same as being a federal employee.