The opioid crisis in the United States is deepening daily, as the Big Pharmaceutical industry continues to supply the masses with expensive, addictive synthetic chemicals with which our lives often become forever entangled.

Vice President Mike Pence understands this explicitly, and was on his way to New Hampshire to discuss the issue when a strange thing happened.

Reports that an “emergency” was forcing the VP back to Washington DC began simmering on Twitter in the late morning.

VP Pence abruptly called back to DC for unspecified reason, cancels New Hampshire visit 🤔 Fox News https://t.co/EjrqavNb78

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— CyberChick (@warriors_mom) July 2, 2019

Minutes ago Fox briefly reported that VP Pence’s plane turned back on way to NH because of an “undisclosed emergency.” Then nothing else.

Boston Fox affiliate saying the NH trip has been scrapped entirely.

— John Cardillo (@johncardillo) July 2, 2019

Then, in what we can only hope is a serious coincidence, people began connecting the plane “diversion” to an abrupt cancellation by a leader thousands of miles away.

BREAKING:
– VP Mike Pence AF2 plane turned back midair to deal with "emergency situation" at White House
– Putin cancels event to meet with Defence Minister
– EU Commission Security Council holding unscheduled meeting pic.twitter.com/LNF0tCo0kI

— cybersquatter 💧 (@cybersquatter_) July 2, 2019

Vladimir Putin calls urgent meeting with defence chiefs as Mike Pence’s ‘plane turns back’ to DC for ’emergency’ – The Sun https://t.co/xRpkvzClf3

— John R Penley (@johnrpenley) July 2, 2019

The White House has responded by saying that there was no “emergency”, as previously reported, but that the Vice President was needed back in the White House for unspecified reasons.

Something came up that required the @VP to remain in Washington, DC. It’s no cause for alarm. He looks forward to rescheduling the trip to New Hampshire very soon.

— Alyssa Farah (@VPPressSec) July 2, 2019

The vagaries coming from the West Wing are frankly a bit spooky.

In another tweet, Farah said Pence never left Washington and there was no “emergency callback.”

The White House said Pence’s plane never left the ground in Washington.

And an administration official told reporters covering the White House that the reason was not related to Pence or Trump’s health or because of a national security matter.

As of this writing, no indication has been made as to why Pence’s abrupt cancellation took place, or about the necessity of his visit to the White House.