Air Force Two carrying Mike Pence forced to emergency land
Vice president and staff now returning home on cargo plane
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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