They had a robot dog every afternoon.
Vice President-elect J.D. Vance and his three young children were photographed playing by the lagoon at Mar-a-Lago on Friday. secret service robot security dog Stood and watched.
Vance, 40, relaxed in shorts and a polo shirt, led the congregation among palm branches hanging over a retaining wall in the water, overlooking a bridge where reporters, photographers and fans of President-elect Donald Trump flocked to that club. We can see a glimpse of the one who is serving. A basis for his White House transition.
Sons Evan, 7, and Vivek, 4, and daughter Mirabelle, 2, joined their dad — the kids were seen trying their hand at hanging branches in the water — as well as their mom Usha Vance, 38, and Secret Members also participated. The service was seen with a walking robot called Spot.
The photo op of the Ohio senator and his family was probably done deliberately for the benefit of the media, as the youngest incoming vice president since the 1950s offered the press a soft subject that would certainly be of public interest. Will attract.
Spot, the robot dog, Made by Boston Dynamics And it has unspecified surveillance technology, including sensors to detect threats.
A robot at Trump’s Palm Beach, Florida club has a “do not pet” warning written on its legs.
The Vance family took a break together as Trump continued to announce high-profile staffing decisions, including appointing his campaign spokesman Steven Cheung as his White House communications director and North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum as Interior secretary.
Trump has shocked the Washington establishment, including with his Cabinet selections Nominating firebrand Florida representative Matt Gaetz as attorney general on Wednesday ahead of the imminent release of the House ethics investigation report on alleged sexual misconduct. Gaetz immediately resigned from Congress.
The president-elect said he would nominate Fox News personality and veteran lawyer Pete Hegseth, who has advocated for firing “a ton” of generals. to become Secretary of Defenseand former Democrats who supported his candidacy for the top spot.
Trump elected on Thursday robert f kennedy jrwho challenged Biden for the Democratic nomination this year before briefly running as an independent presidential candidate to become secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, despite his scientifically heretical views on vaccines.
He too Tapped former representative Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii), an outspoken opponent of American involvement in foreign wars and mass surveillance programs, who was the Democratic primary presidential nominee in 2016 to become Director of National Intelligence.
It is unclear whether all of Trump and Vance’s nominees can win confirmation from the Senate, where Republicans have a 53-47 majority — and the incoming president has demanded that the chamber’s leadership step down if needed to fend off internal opposition. But this should pave the way for holiday appointments.
Vance would break any tie vote in the Senate.
A Senate Republican source scoffed to The Post on Thursday that “RFK has about as much chance of being confirmed by the Senate as he has of getting the vaccine shot.”
But Trump aides say the unconventional slate is a reflection of the will of voters and may well succeed.
“He is showing himself to be a reformer like no other president has been in the modern era. These choices – between Basil, Pete and Matt and now Mr. Kennedy – are all inspired in that regard. There is nothing comparable, in a good way, in prior cabinets,” said Tom Fitton, a close Trump ally and president of the conservative Judicial Watch.
“These agencies are corrupt and dysfunctional in terms of ethics and public trust. I think the Senate’s opposition is exaggerated. I think they’re all likely to be confirmed or placed in office or through other means like recess appointments, but I think it’s going to be more straightforward now than people think.
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