Air Force Two carrying Mike Pence forced to emergency land
Vice president and staff now returning home on cargo plane
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Your support makes all the difference.Air Force Two with Mike Pence onboard was forced to make an emergency landing after a suspected bird strike.
The plane carrying the vice president was forced to return to a New Hampshire airport shortly after taking off for Washington D.C.
The vice president was leaving the Manchester-Boston Regional Airport when the jet hit a bird, according to CNN.
Pence was not hurt.
The vice president and his staff will now reportedly return to Washington D.C on a cargo plane.
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