US vice president meets troops in Shannon during brief visit
US vice president Mike Pence has greeted soldiers at Shannon Airport in Ireland hours after the federal government shutdown in America.
Mr Pence shook hands and posed for photos with the troops in the airport terminal during a re-fuelling stop by Air Force Two.
@mike Pence signing autographs for the troops at Shannon airport@ Ireland on our way to @cairo@ Covering Mid East trip .@ Alarabiya pic.twitter.com/s9elaNJXm3
— Nadia Bilbassy ناديا البلبيسي (@nadia_bilbassy) January 20, 2018
Mr Pence told some of the troops: "We’ll get this thing figured out in Washington."
He is told the soldiers to "stay focused on your mission".
The vice president is travelling to the Middle East with stops in Egypt, Jordan and Israel.
@ Vice President Pence blames Senate Democrats for shutting down the gov @shannon airport on way to Cairo@ traveling press pic.twitter.com/aAtuB7dXeO
— Nadia Bilbassy ناديا البلبيسي (@nadia_bilbassy) January 20, 2018
