The internet is buzzing Thursday night/Friday morning as news broke that Vice President Kamala Harris abruptly canceled her California trip while President Joe Biden returned to the White House from his vacation in Delaware.
Fox News LA’s Elex Michaelson said there has been no explanation at this time for the VP’s sudden change of plans:
VP Kamala Harris cancelled her trip to Los Angeles tonight at the last minute and returned to the White House.
It’s not clear why.
— Elex Michaelson (@Elex_Michaelson) December 20, 2024
However, he theorized that Harris had returned in case she needed to be a tie-breaking vote in the ongoing saga of the budget negotiations:
A likely explanation is Harris wants to be in D.C. in case her tiebreaking vote in the U.S. Senate is needed to avert/end a government shutdown
— Elex Michaelson (@Elex_Michaelson) December 20, 2024
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