Top Republican Mitch McConnell says he's avoided White House due to lax coronavirus controls

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WASHINGTON (AFP) - Mitch McConnell, the top Republican in Congress, said on Thursday (Oct 8) he has avoided the White House for two months over concerns that officials like President Donald Trump have not taken sufficient coronavirus precautions.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

WASHINGTON - Mitch McConnell, the top Republican in Congress, said on Thursday he has avoided the White House for two months over concerns that officials like President Donald Trump have not taken sufficient coronavirus precautions.

"My impression was, their approach to how to handle this was different from mine and what I insisted that we do in the Senate, which is to wear a mask and practice social distancing," McConnell said. Several tested positive after attending a ceremony hosted by Trump in the Rose Garden late last month when he introduced his new US Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett.Most of the attendees, including Vice-President Mike Pence, Attorney-General William Barr and some Republican lawmakers, were not wearing masks.

 

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