Harris avoids public discord in one of the most intense moments of her vice presidency
CNN
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.