Robert Richmond Vice President nomination

On January 19, 2018, one day after his extraordinary inauguration, U.S. President Mark Usher nominated U.S. Senator Robert Richmond as vice president of the United States to fill the vacancy left by his accession. Usher, a Republican, said his nomination of Richmond, a Democrat, was to promote national unity in the wake of the divisive tenures of Frank and Claire Underwood.
Despite political disagreements with him, Richmond accepted the nomination, and he was unanimously confirmed by the United States Congress on January 30 before subsequently taking office as the 53rd vice president of the United States.
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