Overview
- An invitation for a Hanukkah reception at the vice president’s residence featured a banner reading “Golden Noel” and the line “Celebrating 50 years of Christmas.”
- The event is scheduled for December 15 at the vice president’s residence and lists Vice President JD Vance and Second Lady Usha Vance as hosts.
- Jewish Insider reporter Gabby Deutch shared a photo of the invite on X, triggering widespread coverage.
- A spokesperson for the vice president did not immediately respond to requests for comment from reporters.
- Coverage notes a 2008 precedent when the Bush White House apologized after Hanukkah invitations included Christmas imagery due to a staff template error.