A US delegation -- including representatives from the Department of Justice, Department of State, and National Security Council -- traveled to Haiti Sunday at the Haitian government's request, days after Haitian President Jovenel Moïse was assassinated.
Biden will continue to receive regular briefings from his national security team on the matter, Psaki said.A US delegation -- including representatives from the Department of Justice, Department of State, and National Security Council -- traveled to Haiti Sunday at the Haitian government's request, days after Haitian President Jovenel Moïse was assassinated.Moïse was killed during an attack on his private residence in the capital of Port-au-Prince early Wednesday.
So far, the White House has demonstrated caution in getting directly involved -- a reflection of Biden's wariness at wading into another foreign conflict."The delegation reviewed the security of critical infrastructure with Haitian government officials and met with the Haitian National Police, who are leading the investigation into the assassination," NSC spokesperson Emily Horne said in a statement Monday.
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