Trump, Biden campaigns at odds over pandemic safety precaution as Pence objects to plexiglass divider on his side of debate stage
between Biden and Trump, who has been diagnosed with the coronavirus. Biden and Trump are scheduled to meet again on Oct. 15 and 22 for two more debates.Trump, who was released from the hospital Monday, said Tuesday that he intended to take part in the next debate, tweeting, “I am looking forward to the debate on the evening of Thursday, October 15th in Miami. It will be great!”
Biden’s aides have said the former vice president will attend if Trump is medically cleared and the debate follows public health guidelines. Pence attended a White House Rose Garden ceremony with several people who have since tested positive on Sept. 26, 11 days before Wednesday’s debate. He sat immediately in front of Sen. Mike Lee , three rows in front of White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany and five seats away from Sen. Thom Tillis .All three have since tested positive for the virus, along with at least 10 others who had contact with the White House or the Trump campaign.
Katie Miller, a Pence spokeswoman, said he was last in the Oval Office two days before Trump’s test, and was not within six feet of the president for more than 15 minutes.A Pence adviser, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the information, said none of Pence’s aides who will attend the debate in Salt Lake City have recently been near anyone testing positive.
Close contact is defined as coming withing six feet of an infected individual, starting from two days before the onset of the illness — or for an asymptomatic person, starting two days before a positive test.
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