Kamala Harris is heading home.
Shortly after Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th president of the United States Jan. 20—and Vice President JD Vance took his oath of office—the former vice president boarded a flight back bounded for her home state to visit firefighters battling wildfires raging across Southern California and help distribute food with nonprofit World Central Kitchen.
And much like her vice presidency, Harris’ departure was a historic one. After all, it was the first time an all-female crew operated a C-32 for the U.S. Air Force, according to MSNBC.
Harris was joined by her husband, former second gentleman Doug Emhoff, for the flight.
The 60-year-old—who ran against Trump in the 2024 presidential election—told her team that she wanted to meet with Californian first responders sooner, but a trip to the West Coast during her final days in office never materialized, per Politico.
“President Biden and I convened local, state, and federal officials for a briefing on our coordinated response to the wildfires across Southern California,” Harris wrote on X, formerly Twitter, Jan. 10. “To my fellow Californians: We are with you. And we will be with you as communities recover and rebuild.”
