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.

Vice President JD Vance's security detail from the Secret Service requested that the Army Corps of Engineers change the outflow of a lake into the Little Miami River in Ohio, The Guardian reports. A spokesman for Vance said the Vice President was unaware of the "protective measures" undertaken by the Secret Service.

Vice President JD Vance’s team made the extraordinary decision to raise the water level of an Ohio river during a Vance family boating excursion.

Vance's meeting with British Foreign Secretary David Lammy on Friday will bring renewed scrutiny of Vance’s sharp criticism of Britain and its governing Labour Party.

The meeting comes amid debates between Washington and London about the best way to end the wars between Russia and Ukraine, as well as Israel and Hamas.View on euronews