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WHAT HAPPENED VERY ABRUPTLY. THERE WERE CROWDS IN PLACE AT THE AIRPORT IN MANCHESTER AND HERE IN SALEM FOR HIS EXPECTED VISIT. EVERYONE WAS IN PLACE AND READY TO GO AT THE MANCHESTER-BOSTON REGIONAL AIRPORT. GOVERNOR CHRIS SUNUNU WAS THERE, WAITING TO GREET VICE PRESIDENT MIKE PENCE AS HE GOT OFF AIR FORCE 2. BUT ACCORDING TO ADMINISTRATION OFFICIALS, AIR FORCE 2 NEVER LEFT FOR NEW HAMPSHIRE. >> I DO HAVE SOME BAD NEWS AT THIS POINT, AIR FORCE 2 WA HEADING THIS WAY. THERE’S BEEN AN EMERGENCY CALL BACK. THE VICE PRESIDENT WAS ASKED TO RETURN TO WASHINGTON. AT THIS TIME, WERE GOING TO CANCEL TODA’S EVENT. ADAM: THAT EVENT WAS AN OPIOID ROUNDTABLE AT GRANITE RECOVERY CENTERS IN SALEM WHERE PEOPLE WERE HOPING TO HEAR MORE ABOUT ADMINISTRATION EFFORTS TO ADDRESS THE ADDICTION CRISIS AND STOP THE FLOW OF DRUGS INTO NEW HAMPSHIRE. >> I’M VERY DISAPPOINTED, BUT DUTY CALLS, SO I UNDERSTAND. >> SOMETHING IS GOING ON. WE DON’T KNOW WHAT. THEY DIDN’T TELL US WHAT, WE’RE NOT PRIVY TO ANY INSIDE INFORMATION. ADAM: ABC NEWS REPORTS THAT THE VICE PRESIDENT’S CHIEF OF STAFF SAID PENCE WAS CALLED BACK TO THE WHITE HOUSE FOR HIGH LEVEL MEETINGS. HE SAYS IT WAS NOT A MATTER OF NATIONAL SECURITY AND THE ISSUE WAS DISCUSSED BY THE PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT BRIEFLY. THE OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT SAYS IT HOPES TO RESCHEDULE THE ROUNDTABLE AN

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No specific explanation has been given for why Vice President Mike Pence's planned trip to New Hampshire on Tuesday was canceled shortly before his plane was scheduled to land in Manchester.Officials said Pence was called back to the White House for "high-level meetings," but they said it was not a matter of national security. >> Download the FREE WMUR appGov Chris Sununu and a small crowd were in place to greet the vice president at Manchester-Boston Regional Airport, but according to administration officials, Air Force Two never left for New Hampshire. Pence was set to attend an opioid roundtable event at Granite Recover Centers in Salem. Randy Gentry, a member of Pence's staff, told those gathered in Salem that the vice president was not going to make it."I do have some bad news at this point," Gentry said. "Air Force Two was heading this way. There's been an emergency callback. The vice president was asked to return to Washington, so at this time, we're going to cancel today's event."There was some confusion about what happened. Officials in Washington, D.C., later said that there wasn't an emergency and that the plane never left. The Salem event was intended to let people know about the administration's efforts to address the addiction crisis and stop the flow of drugs into New Hampshire."I'm very disappointed, but duty calls, so I understand," said Jessica Laurent, of Salem."Something's going on," said Tom Mountain, a Massachusetts Republican committeeman. "We don't know what. They didn't tell us what. We're not privy to any inside information."According to ABC News, the vice president's chief of staff said Pence and the president discussed the issue that brought him back to the White House "briefly."The vice president's staff said they hoped to reschedule the opioid roundtable soon.