Kristi Noem kept Vice President JD Vance waiting about 25 minutes to swear her in after she was confirmed for homeland security secretary on Saturday, so he left without doing the honor, Politico reported.

Vice President JD Vance reportedly had to dip out of Kristi Noem’s swearing-in ceremony after she showed up late. The former South Dakota governor was confirmed as the Trump administration’s Secretary of Homeland Security in a 59-34 vote Saturday,

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas had to swear in Kristi Noem as the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security on Saturday after Vice President JD Vance left because Noem was 25 minutes late.

CBS Face the Nation host Margaret Brennan grilled JD Vance on the economy as he failed to pick out an executive order that had an immediate effect on grocery prices. The vice-president appeared to struggle before Brennan as she claimed most of the executive orders made by Donald Trump this week did not relate to the economy.

Vice President JD Vance told CBS News that "Rome wasn't built in a day" when asked how quickly consumers might see prices fall.

Vice President JD Vance was pressed on Sunday during an interview about when grocery prices would come down for Americans following President Trump's first week in office.