U.S. Vice President JD Vance fishes with British Foreign Secretary David Lammy at Chevening House in Sevenoaks, Britain, August 8, 2025. REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett/Pool/File Photo
Vice President JD Vance is on his eighth vacation in the six months he has spent in office, and this time, he may have broken local laws.
The BBC reported on Wednesday that Foreign Secretary David Lammy admitted he didn't have a rod licence when he went fishing with Vance. So, when the two took out their rods, they broke the law.
Lammy called it nothing more than an "administrative error."
But the report also noted that "it is not clear if Vance had bought a fishing licence," and his office isn't answering questions about it.
"The foreign secretary has written to the Environment Agency over an administrative oversight that meant the appropriate licences had not been acquired for fishing on a private lake as part of a diplomatic engagement at Chevening House last week," said the Foreign Office in a statement.
Lammy bought the license after the fact. The license costs a mere £7.30, the BBC reported. However, "fishing illegally can incur a fine of up to £2,500, and offenders can also have their fishing equipment seized."
Just a few months ago, six anglers were found guilty after they were fishing illegally in London. The group received a fine of £2,182.
"Everyone who goes fishing needs [a] licence to help improve our rivers, lakes and the sport anglers love," said the spokesperson for the Environment Agency. "We understand the relevant licences have been purchased."
Though the office didn't clarify whether that applied to Vance as well as Lammy.
Vance called this vacation a "working vacation."