The vice president didn't wear a mask around Trump and others who have COVID-19. He is set to debate Sen. Kamala Harris on Wednesday.
to nominate Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court. Several attendees later tested positive for the coronavirus — including Trump, first lady Melania Trump and two Republican senators. Pence was not wearing a mask, nor were many other attendees, including Trump.on the coronavirus at the White House Rose Garden.MANDEL NGAN via Getty Images
Donald Trump and Mike Pence arrive to speak on COVID-19 testing in the Rose Garden of the White House on Sept. 28, 2020. Trump tested positive on Oct. 1.on Friday, Oct. 2, saying Pence had tested negative for COVID-19, was not a “close contact” of Trump or anyone else who’d tested positive and was “free to go about his normal activities.”
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