Kamala Harris has redecorated the VP’s
office. Here’s the meaning behind her choices
Posted By: NorthernDog, 12/12/2021 10:05:25 AM
WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris’ primary office is in the West Wing, around the corner from the Oval Office. Like her predecessors, she has put her own stamp on it, and her choices are revealing. A year into the job, the East Bay native has moved into her West Wing office space, sandwiched between the president’s chief of staff and national security adviser. The hallways leading to her space are adorned with photos of her on the job. (Snip) Behind her desk hangs an abstract painting on loan from the Smithsonian, “White Daisies Rhapsody” by Alama Woodsey Thomas in
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Another example of her being an unserious president-in-waiting. She has probably spent weeks 'carefully curating' the decor on the walls.