The White House announced Tuesday that President Trump will be sending Vice President Mike Pence to the eighth Summit of the Americas in his place because he wants to focus on the U.S. response to events in Syria.

“President Trump will not attend the 8th Summit of the Americas in Lima, Peru or travel to Bogota, Colombia as originally scheduled,” White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said in a statement. “At the President’s request, the Vice President will travel in his stead.”

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