“Something Came Up”: Pence Mysteriously Cancels NH Appearance, Abruptly Returns To White House

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 06: U.S. Vice President Mike Pence delivers a keynote address during Access Intelligence's Satellite 2019 Conference and Exhibition at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center May 06, 2019 in Washington, DC. A marketing, events and business intelligence company that serves the energy, chemical, defense, cable, aviation, satellite, healthcare and media industries, Access Intelligence hosted the conference with the theme, 'The Business of Meaningful Connections.' (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Vice President Pence caused a stir Tuesday when he abruptly cancelled a planned event and returned to the White House.

Pence was already on his way to Reagan National Airport when, a spokeswoman tweeted, “Something came up.”

The “something” was left unexplained.

But, reports CNN, “A senior White House official said the reason for Pence’s return to the White House ‘is not health related for the VP or President’ and is not ‘related to national security.’”

An official “close to the vice president” told CNN that there was no emergency, saying, “the VP was called back to the White House but no cause for alarm.”

Another explanation on @VP trip scrub. Still not getting the full story. https://t.co/fR1CZ3VGG2
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) July 2, 2019

Pence had been scheduled to fly to Manchester NH for a speech on the opioid crisis and a roundtable discussion with patients at the Granite Recovery Center.

Pence’s office says the appearance will be re-scheduled.