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VP Harris "has taken on the role of diplomat and spokesperson for the United States in multiple area
I am so glad that President Joe Biden has Vice President Harris to rely on. Vice President Harris is doing a great job on a good number of issues including international diplomacy
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As Vice President Kamala Harris was jetting to Poland this week, she got a mid-flight call from the White House.
It was President Joe Biden, looking to make sure his No. 2 was up to speed on the administration's scramble to deal with a problem awaiting her in Warsaw, a senior administration official said. The Polish government was offering to send fighter jets through the US to Ukraine, an idea the administration had no choice but to firmly decline in a Pentagon statement the day before Harris' departure. Ordinarily such a scenario might prompt a cursory phone call between leaders to clear the air.
But in this case, the administration's response was still unfolding as Harris was flying across the Atlantic to meet Poland's President and prime minister, raising the stakes for a trip that was already set to be one of the most intense moments of her vice presidency.....
It could hardly be said of Harris that she wasn't prepared; at nearly every public appearance, she repeated some version of a commitment to defend "every inch of NATO territory" and that an "attack against one is an attack against all" -- the words American officials have always used to affirm their commitment to the alliance's collective defense. And she did come bearing new American commitments on humanitarian aid and a Patriot missile-defense system for Poland.
It was President Joe Biden, looking to make sure his No. 2 was up to speed on the administration's scramble to deal with a problem awaiting her in Warsaw, a senior administration official said. The Polish government was offering to send fighter jets through the US to Ukraine, an idea the administration had no choice but to firmly decline in a Pentagon statement the day before Harris' departure. Ordinarily such a scenario might prompt a cursory phone call between leaders to clear the air.
But in this case, the administration's response was still unfolding as Harris was flying across the Atlantic to meet Poland's President and prime minister, raising the stakes for a trip that was already set to be one of the most intense moments of her vice presidency.....
It could hardly be said of Harris that she wasn't prepared; at nearly every public appearance, she repeated some version of a commitment to defend "every inch of NATO territory" and that an "attack against one is an attack against all" -- the words American officials have always used to affirm their commitment to the alliance's collective defense. And she did come bearing new American commitments on humanitarian aid and a Patriot missile-defense system for Poland.
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Bravo Mr. President
Peace for UKR. Peace for the world!
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