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VP Kamala Harris' Plane Forced To Return Due To `Technical Issue'

"No major safety concerns" were involved when Air Force Two had to return to the Andrews Air Force base in Maryland on Sunday.

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Vice President Kamala Harris deplanes Air Force Two after a technical issue forced the aircraft to return and land at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland, as she was en route to Guatemala City.
Vice President Kamala Harris deplanes Air Force Two after a technical issue forced the aircraft to return and land at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland, as she was en route to Guatemala City. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

JOINT BASE ANDREWS, MD — A technical issue that involved "no major safety concerns" forced Vice President Kamala Harris' plane to return to Joint Base Andrews in Maryland about 30 minutes after she had left Sunday on a trip to Guatemala and Mexico. The plane landed safely and she gave a thumbs-up when she got off.

"I'm good, I'm good. We all said a little prayer, but we're good," she said.

The vice president was expected to depart in another plane in about an hour, spokesperson Symone Sanders told reporters traveling with Harris.

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"It is a technical issue. There are no major safety concerns,'' Sanders said.

By ALEXANDRA JAFFE, Associated Press

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