Vice President Kamala Harris’ trip to the southern border has certainly had its fair share of pitfalls. The administration must not only deal with that, but the news that two of the vice president’s travel officials are quitting.
— Jenna Ellis (@JennaEllisEsq) June 26, 2021
It was June 24, the day prior to Harris’ much-anticipated trip. She was criticized not only for the time it took to stop the surge of migrants, which took almost 100 days after Biden appointed her as its leader, but also because she traveled to El Paso from Del Rio. She briefly left the airport to visit a Border Patrol station.
While she was fully vaccinated months ago, the vice president was seen wearing a mask when meeting with Border Patrol agents. The vice president might reconsider wearing a mask if she wants to convince those who are reluctant to get vaccinated that it is worthwhile.
Naturally, the White House is spinning the news. “A spokeswoman for Ms. Harris said the departures were long planned and that both women are currently engaged with finding their replacements,”.
“Many of those officials came in with an understanding that they would stay only on a short-term basis,” the report also read in closing.
During Harris’ trip to Mexico earlier this month, someone dropped the ball and allowed an imposter to what one would think is a highly secure event, considering it’s the vice president. The position doesn’t sound all that worthwhile for the stress of that security breach alone. That imposter was able to ask Harris a question, as well as gush about how she voted for her.
Satkowiak and DeFranchesi were the ones who “put together the teams that survey venues for Ms. Harris to visit, and negotiate with local officials to get the venues camera-ready.”
The position isn’t even a paid one. Travel expenses for the officials are paid for or reimbursed by the government.
There’s already a call out for “advance associates” to join the trip. “The vice president’s office, according to a person familiar with its hiring, is currently short on travel support staff, and the call for advance associates came as the administration has also been planning Ms. Harris’s high-stakes trip to the southern border,” according to Karni and Rogers.
The administration sounds desperate.
