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Pence: We're Talking About Doing Away With Task Force

His comments follow a 'NYT' report on the coronavirus task force

(Newser) - The White House is indeed having preliminary discussions about putting an end to the coronavirus task force, Mike Pence told reporters on Tuesday, and he said it could be done within the next month if it happens. "Whatever decision the president makes ... will all be conditions-based," said Pence....

Pence: I Should Have Worn Mask
Pence: I
Should Have
Worn Mask
May 4, 2020 12:01 AM CDT

Pence: I Should Have Worn Mask

VP changes his tune on Mayo Clinic visit

(Newser) - The vice president is reversing course. "I didn't think it was necessary but I should have worn the mask at the Mayo Clinic," Mike Pence said Sunday at a Fox News virtual town hall, per CNN . Pence— and his wife —have previously said that since the...

Who Is That Masked Man? It's VP Mike Pence

He dons a mask on tour of GM plant after criticism of Mayo Clinic visit

(Newser) - For Mike Pence, it's a different look and much less controversy. The VP wore a mask Thursday while touring a General Motors plant in Indiana, reports the Hill . It's the first time Pence has worn one on camera. Pence, of course, took much grief in the media for...

Coming to Pence's Defense on Mask Decision: His Wife

Karen Pence says VP didn't learn of Mayo policy until after he left, wasn't at risk of infecting anyone

(Newser) - Mike Pence is taking all kinds of flak for not wearing a mask during a visit to the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota this week, but his wife came to his defense on Thursday morning. "As our medical experts have told us, wearing a mask prevents you from spreading disease,...

Pence's Refusal to Mask Up at Mayo Clinic 'Bizarre,' 'Shocking'

Critics weigh in on the VP's 'infuriating' decision

(Newser) - President Trump has made it clear he has no interest in wearing a mask, despite the CDC's guidance, and, without saying as much himself, Vice President Mike Pence is following Trump's lead. Reactions were swift after Pence was the only person who failed to wear a mask during...

Pence Visits Mayo Clinic, Refuses to Wear Mask

Hospital says VP was told about rule

(Newser) - Before visiting the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota Tuesday, Vice President Mike Pence was informed that all patients, staff members, and visitors are required to wear masks or other face coverings. He chose to ignore the rule. Video from the facility shows that Pence—who leads the administration's coronavirus task...

Pence Addresses Air Force Grads
Pence Travels to
Cadets' Graduation
Apr 19, 2020 12:00 PM CDT

Pence Travels to Cadets' Graduation

Cadets file into a silent stadium without family and friends in attendance

(Newser) - In a nod to normalcy, Vice President Mike Pence delivered a commencement address to the Air Force Academy's graduating class on Saturday, telling the cadets that by setting off to defend the nation they "inspire confidence that we will prevail against the invisible enemy in our time as...

Pences Release Coronavirus Results
Pences Release
Coronavirus Results
Mar 22, 2020 5:33 AM CDT

Pences Release Coronavirus Results

VP, wife Karen test negative after staff member tested positive

(Newser) - After a staff member tested positive for the coronavirus his office is heading up the nation's response for, Vice President Mike Pence and his wife, Karen, have avoided the same fate, reports NBC News . "Pleased to report that the COVID-19 test results came back negative for both Vice...

White House Has Its First Positive Coronavirus Test

Official who works for VP Pence has fallen ill

(Newser) - The novel coronavirus has reached the White House. The Hill reports that, in an apparent White House first, an official who works there has contracted the virus—and that individual works for Vice President Mike Pence, who's been leading the administration's charge against the pandemic. "This evening...

Brazil Official Who Posed With Trump Tests Positive

Fabio Wajngarten met Trump at Mar-a-Lago on March 7

(Newser) - The developments are coming fast and furious on the coronavirus, and a new one involves President Trump himself. A Brazilian official who posed for a photograph with Trump and Mike Pence on March 7 at Mar-a-Lago has tested positive for the virus, reports the Washington Post and the AP . Fabio...

Coronavirus Jumps to the East Coast

Italy sees a 50% spike in cases

(Newser) - Vice President Mike Pence sought Sunday to reassure the American public that the federal government is working to make sure state and local authorities are able to test for coronavirus, as the number of US cases grew following reports of new infections in Illinois, Rhode Island, and Washington state, the...

Pence: There Might Be 'More Sad News'

Researchers fear the number of coronavirus cases in Washington state may reach 1.5K

(Newser) - The first US coronavirus death, recorded in Washington state over the weekend, is unlikely to be the last. "We know there will be more cases," Mike Pence said, adding that there could be "more sad news" ahead, CNN reports. The vice president is leading the Trump administration'...

The White House Issues New Virus Travel Warnings
White House Issues
New Virus Travel Warnings
the rundown
Feb 29, 2020 3:40 PM CST

White House Issues New Virus Travel Warnings

Trump defends use of word 'hoax' when describing Democrats' reactions

(Newser) - The Trump administration has news for Americans: Watch where you go, USA Today reports. With the coronavirus spreading, President Trump gave a press conference Saturday flanked by relevant officials—including Vice President Mike Pence, who said the US travel warning is now at level 4 (the highest) for travel to...

Experts Aren't Happy About Pence Leading Virus Response

VP's record in Indiana is in the spotlight

(Newser) - Vice President Mike Pence is now leading the administration's response to the coronavirus outbreak—but critics say his record shows he isn't the right person for the job. Early in his career, Pence wrote an op-ed claiming "smoking doesn't kill," and, as governor of Indiana,...

Mike Pence to Pope: 'You Made Me a Hero'

VP and family have a private audience at the Vatican

(Newser) - Vice President Mike Pence told Pope Francis, “You made me a hero" back home by granting him a private audience at the Vatican on Friday. The pontiff and the vice president had a private hour-long conversation, per the AP . Pence was beaming when the rest of his delegation was...

Pence Goes on a Surprise Trip Abroad
Pence Goes
on a Surprise
Trip Abroad
Nov 23, 2019 10:08 AM CST

Pence Goes on a Surprise Trip Abroad

The VP lands in Iraq to discuss the Islamic State

(Newser) - Vice President Mike Pence made an unannounced visit to Iraq on Saturday in the highest-level American trip since President Donald Trump ordered a pullback of US forces in Syria two months ago, the AP reports. Flying in a C-17 military cargo jet to preserve the secrecy of the visit, Pence...

Mike Pence Slams Nike, NBA in China Speech

VP says NBA is acting like a 'wholly owned subsidiary' of Beijing

(Newser) - Vice President Mike Pence took a swipe at Nike and the NBA on Thursday in a speech criticizing communist China's record on trade and human rights, saying American corporations have been too willing to ignore censorship and repression in pursuit of profits. Pence singled out the shoe company for...

Pence: We've Managed to Cut a Deal in Turkey

The vice president and Mike Pompeo went to Ankara to negotiate

(Newser) - Looks like Turkey's invasion of Syria may be short-lived, ABC News reports. The country's president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, agreed Thursday to halt the invasion for five days while Kurdish fighters leave a safe zone in northern Syria: "It will be a pause in military operation for 120...

Pence Is Drawn Into Ukraine Controversy

VP skipped leader's inauguration amid Trump pressure

(Newser) - As President Trump's anger over the Ukraine story grows, his second-in-command is being drawn into the controversy as well. The Washington Post reports that Trump used Mike Pence to ratchet up pressure on Ukraine leader Volodymyr Zelensky in a few different ways. For starters, Trump ordered Pence to skip...

On an Island of No Cars, Pence Brought His Motorcade

Michigan's Mackinac Island has banned vehicles since 1898

(Newser) - Motorized vehicles have been banned on Michigan's Mackinac Island for 121 years—but you wouldn't know it by the eight-vehicle motorcade that carried Vice President Mike Pence to a Republican leadership conference at the Grand Hotel on Saturday. That naturally set off a flurry of wagging fingers—and...

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