Vice President JD Vance’s security detail had an Ohio river’s water level raised last weekend to accommodate a kayaking trip he and his family took for his 41st birthday.

U.S. Vice-President JD Vance's security detail had an Ohio river's water level raised last week to accommodate a kayaking trip he and his family took to celebrate his 41st birthday on Aug. 2.

In early August 2025, a claim spread online that U.S. Vice President JD Vance's team had the water level of an Ohio river raised for a family boating excursion. As first reported