Psaki confirmed that those affected were not traveling with Harris but declined to say how many individuals fell ill. As a result, there was an assessment done of the safety of the vice president, and there was a decision made that she could continue travel along with her staff,” Psaki said.
We take any reported incident, which was recent and was reported publicly, I will note, quite seriously. “This is not a confirmed case at this point in time. She also declined to elaborate on any additional security details, such as how the administration will keep the vice president safe. When asked if Harris or her staff were the target of a possible attack, Psaki said no additional assessments have been made. local time, after a more than three-hour delay.ĭuring the White House press briefing Tuesday afternoon, White House press secretary Jen Psaki attempted to assure reporters of the vice president’s safety in Vietnam, saying Harris “wouldn’t travel further to a country if there wasn’t confidence in her security on the ground.” Harris eventually took off from Singapore’s Paya Lebar Air Base at 7:32 p.m. After careful assessment, the decision was made to continue with the Vice President’s trip,” said Rachael Chen, spokeswoman for the US embassy in Hanoi, in a statement.Īboard Air Force Two, Harris’ chief spokeswoman Symone Sanders told traveling reporters that Harris is “well, all is fine and looking forward to meetings in Hanoi tomorrow.” Later she said of the delay: “This has nothing to do with the vice president’s health,” according to a pool report. “Earlier this evening, the Vice President’s traveling delegation was delayed from departing Singapore because the Vice President’s office was made aware of a report of a recent possible anomalous health incident in Hanoi, Vietnam. That term is the way that the government usually refers to the mysterious Havana syndrome that has sickened hundreds of US officials over the past few years. Vice President Kamala Harris’ departure for Vietnam was delayed by several hours Tuesday afternoon after her office was informed by the US embassy in Hanoi, Vietnam, of a “report of a recent possible anomalous health incident.”
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