Alex Peebles Reporter

VP Harris arrives in Guatemala after technical issues delay start of trip

Jun 07, 2021

Alex Peebles Reporter

By Alex Peebles (Reporter), Ben Burke (Producer)

Vice President Kamala Harris arrived in Guatemala late Sunday night, after technical issues delayed the beginning of her trip.

The plane she was on had to return to Joint Base Andrews after 30 minutes in the air. She took off again about an hour later.

Harris will be in Guatemala and Mexico this week to talk about migration and the fight against drugs. It is her first foreign trip as Vice President.

As she visits, the Biden administration is expected to announce new measures to fight smuggling and trafficking. They also hope to announce anti-corruption efforts.

For Jimmie’s story on the border crisis, click the link here.

Tags: Immigration

Gwen Baumgardner: NEW THIS MORNING… VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS IS SAFE IN GUATAMALA, AFTER A ROUGH START TO THE TRIP.

Vice President Harris: “Everybody good? OK, good.”
Journalist 1: “Are you OK? Are you OK?”
Journalist 2: “Are you OK?”
Harris: “I’m good, I’m good. Yeah, yeah. We all said a little prayer, but we’re good.”
Gwen Baumgardner:
THE V-P RETURNED TO JOINT BASE ANDREWS AFTER A TECHNICAL ISSUE FORCED HER PLANE TO RETURN SHORTLY AFTER TAKING OFF SUNDAY.

AFTER AN HOUR DELAY, HARRIS WAS SEEN ARRIVING IN GUATEMALA LATE LAST NIGHT TO START HER FIRST FOREIGN TRIP AS VP. SHE’LL FINISH HER TRIP WITH AN OFFICIAL VISIT TO MEXICO.
BOTH VISITS WILL FOCUS ON THE FIGHT AGAINST DRUGS AND MIGRATION.

THIS COMES AS THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION VOWS TO TAKE ON THE BORDER CRISIS. CAN THE U-S DO MORE TO TARGET THE ROOT OF THE CRISIS.
JIMMIE JOHNSON TAKES A CLOSER LOOK AT WHETHER MONEY IS KEY TO A LONG-TERM SOLUTION.
CLICK ON HIS STORY, CASH FOR IMMIGRATION, BELOW.