Vice President Mike Pence has been kicked to the Mall.
Just after President Trump was inaugurated, then-House Speaker Paul Ryan gave Pence an office in the House of Representatives. But he didn't end up using the space, and now, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has taken it back, NPR reports.
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The speaker, however, doled out new office space for the White House's legislative affairs office, a Pelosi aide tells NPR. That's a privilege even Ryan's House didn't give the Trump administration. Pence, meanwhile, may want to consider a nearby WeWork.
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