Vice President Mike Pence appears to be like at vice president-elect Sen. Kamala Harris as she solutions a query throughout the vice presidentia
Vice President Mike Pence known as his successor, Kamala Harris, on Thursday to congratulate her ticket’s win and to help the transition, folks accustomed to the scenario confirmed to POLITICO.
The cellphone name got here solely six days earlier than Inauguration Day, following a fraught post-election season wherein President Donald Trump and his supporters vehemently denied his loss within the 2020 election. Although Trump acknowledged his time within the White Home was coming to an in depth following a violent riot by his supporters on the Capitol, the president has but to completely admit defeat to Biden.
Pence’s delayed cellphone name with Harris additionally is available in distinction to Biden’s personal contact with Pence in 2016, when he met with with the then-future vp shortly after Election Day to supply his full assist. Contact between the 2 tickets has remained restricted since Election Day and Trump plans to spend the inauguration away from Washington — a serious break from custom.