Vice President Mike Pence will come to Warsaw instead of Trump to attend events to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the start of World War II, public broadcaster Polish Radio’s IAR news agency reported.
"To ensure that all resources of the federal government are focused on the arriving storm, I have decided to send our Vice President Mike Pence to Poland this weekend in my place," Trump told reporters at the White House.
He added: "It's something very important for me to be here. This storm looks like it could be a very, very big one indeed. And Mike will be going.
"I’ve just spoken to President Duda of Poland, and expressed to him my warmest wishes and the wishes of the American people. Our highest priority is the safety and security of the people in the path of the hurricane. And I will be rescheduling my trip to Poland in the near future."
Trump had been scheduled to arrive in Warsaw on Saturday together with his wife Melania.
(gs/pk)
Source: IAR, CNN, whitehouse.gov