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June 09, 2021
4:14 PM ET
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The woman who purported to be a Univision reporter during Vice President Kamala Harris’s press event in Mexico “misrepresented herself” to both the company and the vice president’s staff, a White House official said Wednesday to the Daily Caller.
Univision’s crew “was properly credentialed for the event” and the woman, named Maria Fernanda Reyes, told staffers she was part of that crew. The official noted Reyes went through security screening and wasn’t a threat to Harris.
“This person misrepresented herself to both Univision and to the Vice President’s staff. She misrepresented herself to the Vice President’s staff as part of Univision’s crew, which was properly credentialed for the event. This person underwent the same level of security screening and was never a security threat to the VP,” the official said.