Vice President Mike Pence Cancels Trip to Salem, Manchester

SALEM, NH — Vice President Mike Pence's scheduled visit to Manchester and Salem's Granite Recovery Center has been cancelled. Pence had been planning to visit the recovery center Tuesday to address the ongoing opioid crisis and the flow of illegal drugs in New Hampshire. He was scheduled to make remarks about the crisis at 1 p.m., but something came up that required him to stay in Washington, D.C., according to Alyssa Farah, press secretary for the vice president.

Farah said Pence looks forward to rescheduling his trip to New Hampshire, and there is no cause for alarm. Pence had been scheduled to arrive via Air Force Two at the Manchester airport Tuesday morning and spend some time in Queen City, before joining a roundtable discussion on opiate use and recovery in Salem. In his remarks, he was also scheduled to address the flow of illegal drugs into New Hampshire.

Granite Recovery Center's CEO Eric Spofford said the center's staff had been looking forward to host the vice president for the discussion.

"This issue is so important and we all need to work together toward solutions," said Spofford. "We look forward to working with the VP in the future, as well as levels of government, as we continue to fight this epidemic."

Farah did not specify what made Pence remain in Washington, D.C., but said he plans to reschedule his New Hampshire trip very soon.