It depends. The author of the article was probably wrong, but according to Wikipedia, sometimes the Vice President uses Air Force One but the call sign “Air Force 2” Dick Cheney
For the March 2002, 10-day, 12-country whirlwind trip throughout the Middle East, Vice President Dick Cheney used the VC-25A, a modified Boeing 747 that is typically reserved for the President. The aircraft used the call sign Air Force Two. During the buildup to the 2003 invasion of Iraq, Cheney again used the VC-25A for an overseas trip. Cheney had traveled previously on the aircraft when accompanying George H. W. Bush as Secretary of Defense.[3][4]
Understood - that’s why I had “‘Air Force 2’” in quotes. What I meant (and should have said [but didn’t because it would’ve taken longer to type {but I ended up having to type it out anyway}]) was, “I thought the Vice President of The United States of America usually rides in a 757.”
I can understand Cheney’s use of the VC-25 for official business to go to Iraq and the Middle East. But to vacation in the Hamptons…? I don’t THINK so!
It had better have been an error on the reporter’s part…