Vice President Pence spoke with Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on Thursday to offer his assistance ahead of next week's inauguration, a source familiar with the call confirmed to The Hill.
The conversation marked the first time the two leaders have spoken since they debated in October, and it comes just days before Harris is set to take office.
President Trump still has not called President-elect Joe Biden nor expressly conceded the race. He said last week for the first time that there will be "a smooth, orderly and seamless transition."
Pence's outreach to his successor is just the latest example of how the vice president has taken on many of the duties the president would typically carry out in his final days in office.
The vice president attended a briefing on inauguration security on Thursday before greeting National Guard members stationed at the Capitol after last week's riot there.
Pence also flew to the funeral of the late pilot Chuck Yeager on Friday, and he will deliver addresses on Saturday and Sunday in California and New York, respectively, to tout the admin... (Read more)
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