WH Officials ‘Perplexed’ by Harris’ Border Answer, Worry It Will Overshadow First Foreign Trip: Report

Vice President Kamala Harris reportedly left White House officials “perplexed” by her response to a question about visiting the southern border and fear it will overshadow her trip to Mexico and Guatemala.

In March, President Joe Bidentapped Harris to lead U.S. efforts to work with Mexico and the Northern Triangle countries to address the flow of migrants to the U.S. southern border. The vice president has faced criticism from Republicans for failing to visit the border.

CNN’s Jeremy Diamond revealed during the network’s program, “New Day,” Harris is receiving criticism from more than just Republicans.

“The vice president saw this trip as an opportunity to burnish her foreign policy credentials after entering office with very little foreign policy experience,” Diamond said, adding, “She also hoped to make real progress on the root causes on migration from Central America.”

Acknowledging there “was certainly progress,” Diamond explained, “But there are now concerns that some of that progress may have been overshadowed by her answers to some of these questions that her team knew that she would be facing.”

He continued, “It’s left some of the administration officials perplexed, and the vice president’s team frustrated.”

Diamond reported that the officials were specifically perplexed by a question she got from Lester Holt about visiting the border.