Pence to keep up travel despite contact with infected aide

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The White House says Vice President Mike Pence plans to maintain an aggressive campaign schedule this week despite his exposure to a top aide who tested positive for the coronavirus.

Vice President Mike Pence speaks to supporters Saturday Oct. 24, 2020 in Tallahassee, Fla. Battleground Florida was again a central focus of the presidential campaign Saturday as President Donald Trump, Vice President Mike Pence and former President Barack Obama all had high-profile events in the state.

O’Malley said Pence decided to maintain his travel schedule “in consultation with the White House Medical Unit” and “in accordance with the CDC guidelines for essential personnel.” Those guidelines require that essential workers exposed to someone with the coronavirus closely monitor for symptoms of COVID-19 and wear a mask whenever around other people.O’Malley said Pence and his wife, Karen, both tested negative on Saturday “and remain in good health.

Pence, who has headed the White House coronavirus task force since late February, has repeatedly found himself in an uncomfortable position balancing political concerns with the administration’s handling the pandemic that has killed more than 220,000 Americans. The vice president has advocated mask-wearing and social distancing, but often does not wear one himself and holds large political events where many people do not wear face-coverings.

 

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Dear USA. You must all be really embarrassed. Love UK

The GOP hasn't infected enough people, there's still a few alive. They condone their reckless attitude without apology or reform..'life goes on & life happens'. They continue as though the deaths are acceptable. Have they considered that this is just the beginning, not the end.

Come on people Vote Biden

if he tests negative, quarantine is not ... must maintain ppe use and other guidelines so he won’t catch it

GOP Making America Gag Again

Do Americans really want people as stupid as Trump & Pence to govern them? Their indifference to COVID-19 borders on criminality as they continue to spread the virus.

Well, of course, he gets the best doctors and medication that TAXPAYER MONEY can buy!!!He is not worried!AmericaNeedsHealthcare BidenHarris2020ToSaveAmerica

Pure foolish Selfish Behavior!

Pence is Trash

What a great Christian

What’s new. He’s a loser

Pro-Life indeed. Who would Jesus infect?

Why would he stop because he is in contact with a positive result? Your premise is that I should quarantine even if I am negative with no symptoms. Why?

I hope he gets his fucking sick as possible ends up on a ventilator and suffers terribly. He deserves it, he has no compassion or ethics or morals and only cares about his false God and his false king, or wait maybe they're the same.

Spreading the sickness with no remorse

Another day, another superspreader on the campaign trail.

They don’t care about lives, only about winning!

How likely is it that Pence is dishing out different COVID intel between red states vs blue states to sway local politics 🤔

What a failure as head of the Covid task force....and now Pence is not quarantining. 5 of his aides test positive for Covid, but this yes man will not follow his own policy and CDC guidance....what joke!

Could you really blame an Old Testament God that finally just said, 'Fuck this idiot!' and struck him down?

Well he wants be stupid let him be stupid🤷🏿‍♀️

Idiot

COVID PARADOX: Why are the Democrats now so concerned with saving lives? Aren’t they pro-choice?

Trump has never made sensible and mature speech to public or otherwise ever since I noticed him speaking. His shamful and irrisponsible speach he made regarding the GERD in Ethiopia is a disgrace to himself. Ethiopian and American people long standing relatiinship will continue.

Superspreader

But raiders saftey gotta sit out a whole week because he “came in close contact” with Trent brown.... double standard. I call shenanigans.

Idiots.

Right. He’s “essential” so can continue to spread it. A’hole.

Spread it to your people. Fine. Dont be responsible.

DON’S BODY COUNT AS OF TODAY 230,086 of children, Moms & Dads as he continues his plan of “IT IS WHAT IT IS” DON’S PLAN of Herd Immunity will take 80% of the citizens to become infected resulting in US 3,310,026 DEATHS! Instead of fighting his CDC & FDA, HE SHOULD JUST BE HONEST!

Good Morning Mr. President Today’s US COVID19 Deaths is 230,086 You can ignore the DAILY Moms, Dads & Kids Body Counts caused by YOUR INCOMPETENCE in directing the world’s most powerful Government’s Crisis Response! Sadly they are gone & can no longer speak out... However WE CAN

Totally irresponsible and shows no support of right to life for those he will kill with Covid

Interesting Pence THE head of the Corona Virus Task Force does not hold meetings to address the virus out of control in America. It sure looks like his negligent incompetent politics is killing Americans in record numbers. What twisted person would want them to remain in office.

SuperspreaderPence

lynseyaddario When was Pence’s last negative test that can be verified?

You’d think after four years of this stuff I wouldn’t be surprised but this really is a stunning amount of irresponsibility and selfishness.

If their goal to infect as many of their voters as possible to ensure they can’t make it to the polls? If so, fine work! TrumpSuperSpreader

'The [WhiteHouse] says Vice President Mike Pence plans to maintain an aggressive campaign schedule this week DESPITE HIS EXPOSURE TO A TOP AIDE WHO TESTED POSITIVE FOR [COVID_19]' (emphasis added) – Continued…

Why is he not quarantined? And this folks is the head of the Covid task force. 😔

Cute, they're sharing bronzer now

Well, that’s what a devout christian does👿

*Five Covid Positive Aides

Pence doesn't care how many people he infects... and will also not be moved or aware with how many will die as a result of his kissing the fat man's fat ass Helleva job brownie nose!

He's been spreading the disease like a crop duster.

Why Not the VP is leading the effort to control COVID-19....By this map his RED WAVE is doing geart... VoteBlue

Democrats grasping at straws hoping this virus they engineered with China will destroy the Trump administration. Well it’s not going too. You are losing by a large margin in key states.

Maybe he should be getting more blame for this administration’s failure on Covid as head of the task force.

MikeRezendes Remember the Republicans used to be all about 'personal responsibility'?

Of course he will and that is exactly why they will lose.

Hugs and handshakes for all supporters!

VP realDonaldTrump MarkMeadows & anyone on the white racist house staff who ignored the warning of wearing masks & distancing & who recklessly spread, should be denied care because they don’t give a 💩! JoeBiden when your in have your AG jail these murderers! CNN nytimes

Which is why our whole country is a superspreader event every day.

Because he like Trump does t care who he infects in the process! Remember he was the head of the Covid task force. Fail!

Perhaps he wants to maximise his profits from the USA taxpayers before he gets kicked out of office

Of course he is

GOPSuperSpreaders GOPCorruptionOverCountry GOPComplicitTraitors

senatewho The message that Pence and the Republicans are sending to the American people is [don't quarantine. Spread COVID-19 to as many people as you can. Of course many people will die but some will live.] I'll never understand how Americans can still support the Republicans. Humanity.

Health be damned, our re election is more important! Says Trump!

These people are nasty, selfish & deliberately misleading the public, at a time when we all need truth. Sure, gop is battling for its life & will implode if the election goes poorly for them, but this is going too far. Signaling that COVID is nothing to worry about is disgusting

cathy1854 He doesn’t care about Americans, if he gets Covid, he’ll get the million dollar care trump received, so why should he worry...they’re all pieces of shit.

SuperSpreaderTour campaign. Trump's scorched earth retribution?

Pence is disgusting. He’s almost as bad as Trump

Did Donnie do his make-up?

Gross negligence

Y del pedófilo de Hunter Biden no decís nada

I heard if he completes all scheduled events he gets “free ownership of woman from Kazakhstan” ... the incentive was enough for him to risk infecting a large number of people.

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Despicable. Irresponsible. Of course, very 'christian' of him.

Beware of voter FRAUD by DEMS! The only way DEMS win is if they CHEAT! Each signature needs to be VERIFIED! Only ONE vote per person ALLOWED! Voter INTIMIDATION eliminated! Poll watchers NEEDED! VERIFICATION checks in place! TRUMP=4 more years! Send Joey back to the basement!

JoeBiden’s first Executive Order must be to lock-up Trump/Pence for voluntary spreading up the coronavirus around the country, Negligence

Of course he would

🤦🏽‍♀️

Madness

It's because as history shows, Pence doesn't believe in aides!

Do people actually show up to hear him speak?

Of course, Vice President Pence, who cares about all those who might die because of your political agenda. They are only collateral damage.

So if the head of the COVID-19 task force doesn’t follow the rules. Why would anyone else?

NYT about to drop a bombshell on Trump within 48 to 72 hours regarding his financials and extramarital affairs with images and audio. Just being cleared with their Attorneys. Looks all fine.

Pence

He doesn’t care how many people he exposes to the virus.

Super Spreader

If it weren’t so murderously irresponsible then it’d be high comedy how both Trump & Pence spray on layers of fake “healthy tan!” while touting that Covid’s almost over! - while it’s surging like crazy and we all fucking know it’ll kill another 300,000 Americans this winter alone

They all are piece of shit spreading the disease everywhere . They cudnt save white house from covid howcome they will save you.

Well, that’s the game plan after all.... Herd mentality

This is the problem with the ‘higher power’ people.

What for?

Campaigning is more important to him than the health of his staff or those around him. He's literally the head of the COVID Task Force.

What do his own guidelines say about it?

Gee, I wonder if the conservative fake Christians know the meaning of Divine Intervention.

AP’s mad he’s not calling a weekly lid like Biden.

AngelikiAPG Just like his orange crush.

A COVID-19 spreader just like his Boss?

Pence is a very calm bad ass!!

That’s how much this president and veep care about the American people!!!

So it's official then?... HerdImmunity & stupid HerdMentality of DumbDonald DerangedDonald is the official policy of the admin of TrumpVirus w/fake COVID19 TaskForce farce headed by PenceLies ? TrumpVirusDeathToll228K TrumpIsKillingUs VoteBidenHarris VoteBlue2020

Because he does not give a shit about anyone else

Same thing for Kamala Harris when her staff was tested positive and herself not.

freeandclear1 Five

SPREADER! How Christian of him.

This administration doesn’t care about exposing members of our government, or citizens to a pandemic.

The Trump covid administration. Where spreading covid is a thing!

Mike Pence was infected with AIDS? Does Mother know about this?

“Aggressive” is the correct word for it.

5! 5 of those assholes are positive now and he’s still traveling.

They’re all immune remember. They’re also the only people in the world with a cure

Spreading a deadly virus is very pro-life

John McCain would be outraged if he only knew he was the last honorable republican in the senate🎖Only to be replaced with hate, autocracy and cruelty 😔

Desperate fools.

We need a plexiglass wall around the White House to protect people from coronavirus! Lots of irresponsible people! They are super spreader of coronavirus! Vote for them not to be elected!

This's total nitwitty

His Job depends on it.

Irresponsible af

Shut the .... off

Bless his little heart.

A purple lizard

Dunce

Don't worry, we have been able to prove it scientifically that Covid-19 can't spread during political campaigns or if their is a BlackLivesMatter poster present. See our test samples in Kenya lead my the head of state.

ButterEmailss How many Billions did YOU give to big companies...fraking...etc....instead of FAMILIES?

Spread it all over the Country VP, less Votes for realDonaldTrump WorstPresidentInHistory NobodyCares

Spread that bug🤬

Didn’t know he was traveling at all to be honest

I think he already had it and they didn’t tell a soul. That’s why he keeps testing negative now.

Idiots!

Is there any PROOF that he tested negative? In this lying administration, you can't be sure. He looked ill at the debate, and probably gave it to his aides--and who knows how many others. Shameful behavior!

Don’t lose sight of the fact that the FBI actually had possession of Hunter Biden’s laptop detailing Joe Biden’s involvement with Burisma *while* Democrats impeached Trump for asking about the Bidens’ involvement in Ukraine They knew it was a sham impeachment and did nothing.

You get COVID and you get covid and you get covid... Covid for everybody

This is why people feel that Biden is more trustworthy in combating the virus. This is just recklessness. That’s why the virus is running rampant in the WH.

It’s madness to let Trump continue. Friday over 80,000 new Covid cases! He will let people die. Vote for Trump you will have blood on your hands!

colvinj They really don’t care, do they?

How orange are these people attempting to get

What😡😡😡

This is bullshit.

Mike_Pence absolutely disgusting.....can’t even quarantine when you have been exposed.... Get out of the People’s house....

Mike can spread it better then his mob boss...

colvinj Superspreader Mike.

death cult

colvinj That’s insane! 80k diagnosed just today with COVID19 - EnoughIsEnough of this insane President. VoteHimOut

colvinj He is basically a potential mass murderer.

Orange man has no right to lead the USA, his wilful complicit negligence in dealing with C19 makes him culpable of manslaughter and should be held to account, jail. He has shown total disregard for science and medical advice, instead just focusing on re-election, morally criminal

If he doesn’t have it then why you crying?

Have they checked the fly to see if he is positive ?

After reading many of these 'Tweets'... If you just answer with....'BECAUSE TRUMP DOESN'T CARE ABOUT AMERICA....JUST ABOUT HIMSELF'... America is in a sad place...we need new life....VoteHimOut2020 WE'VE HAD ENOUGH!!!!!!!

This snake oil salesman and the nation's premier homophobe always chooses self-interest over the interest of others. How else would he last as Trump's VP this long when every other top official either left out of disgust or was removed? Think America. Then Vote. JoeBiden 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

Murder

They know they are behind in the polls and willing to infect Americans. Wow!

pxwhittle I guess he thinks the church ladies find this manly. Pence isn't fooling anyone.

Trump and Pence ARE The Virus

That's because they receive special medicine

No law and order total disregard for it

No coincidence all the infections are from team Trump/Pence, don’t need to be a genius to work out why !!!! The only way to reduce infections is behaviour. Social distancing, masks, hygiene, etc. There is no vaccine coming, we need to learn to live with the virus. Forget Trump

richob72 Because of course he is

It depends on the exposure. If it was a close contact for X amt of time/ automatic 14 day quarantine. If it was a secondary contact, he will follow cdc guidelines. Mask n social distance.

One way or another. You gotta GO .

Good, because although we take covid seriously, cannot let it rule our lives. Gotta keep moving forward and live with it

Predictably irresponsible

Well of course, got 2 spread it around some more just like Trump said!!🤔😥🤬😷

the rules do not apply to them folks; that much we've learned over the last 4 years

It’s now up to 5 members of Pence’s staff. Another WH outbreak.

OMG?!?!?

Oh I guess he’s immune too.from being so “Christian” or being around the Chosen One Trump? Just asking JoeNBC maddow MeetThePress Lawrence TrumpLiesAmericansDie pence

Not to worry. Mother won’t allow the Little Pence to be alone in a room with a virus.

Another Super Spreader lunatic

Does he think being head of the COVID task force means he’s responsible for spreading the virus?

They have either learned nothing and should be expelled from service or they are doing it on purpose and should be detained.

Nothing like the leader of the COVID task force setting such a good example!😡

These people have no conscience.

Safety be damned. Full spreader ahead.

Lmao

Flies don’t lie

And guess who has to pay for their medical care? We do the taxpayers. I thought the right was against free health care.

Well of course he will, there isn’t any better way to spread the virus faster than to go out and be around others if you have been exposed.

dataandpolitics FIVE people on his staff...NOW...PRESENT DAY...CURRENTLY. Their goal is to spread the plague and they have no plan to stop.

Hello! He's definitely sweating in the picture. High fever maybe?

The WH virus super spreader train full speed ahead.

Irresponsible COVIDIOTS

Deaths resulting from the virus are much higher than those being reported. Compared with death-rates for the five prior years the virus has killed 300,000 people. At the current rate it's likely to account for the deaths of half-a-million US citizens by year end.

VP please don’t bring your super spreading crew to North Carolina, we have always been better without your radical views that kill people.

Why?

superspreaders

Biden has been Endorced by a Former President Trump Only President Never Endorsed by Former President

The fact that Pence is the chair of White House Coronavirus Task Force just tell you this administration can care less about the spread of COVID-19, and more about their personal political gain. If this is not evil, I don’t know what is.

Until one of these prominent, reckless Trump GOPers literally dies in front of their eyes from COVID-19, they will not stop. Even then, I still don't believe they would give a damn.

Criminal

So rules and laws don’t apply to the Trump campaign and senior republicans. TYPICAL BUT UNFORGIVABLE!!!

Trump knew and now that he's got it, he's spreading it and it isn't just the coronavirus, it's hatred too. Trump purposely and willingly appeals to the worst in U.S. This election, Character Matters.

IT'S TIME TO COME TO THE REALIZATION that Trump's only interest is his re-election & that Trump couldn't care less about anything or anyone else. 'TRUMP WILL SAY & DO ANYTHING' he thinks will secure his re-election, even endangering other people's lives.

The U.S. is only 4.2% of the world's population but, we account for over 20% of the world's COVID-19 deaths. Two hundred twenty thousand deaths and counting and still Trump couldn't care less! All that TRUMP can offer are defeatist excuses & failures.

TRUMP's the Big Bad Wolf who'll huff & puff & blow your house down. But, PENCE is a wolf in sheep's clothing, a SVENGALI, who'll hypnotize & GASLIGHT you into a DYSTOPIA. WAKE UP! Trump/Pence will destroy AMERICA w/their lying. Any doubt, there's over 223K DEATHS as reminders!

Super spreader coming to infect more Republicans

The Whitehouse CAN NOT HIDE from the fact that the Trump administration has 'never taken the coronavirus pandemic seriously.' If there's any doubt, there's over 223,000 DEATHS as reminders.

No. Pence should set an example: self-quarantine The only way to win people over ATTHIS POINT, after 9 months of totally screwing up the US pandemic response is to Do The Right Thing. That’s the only option for the GOP. Fail to act appropriately and it’s over. So, uh, goodbye.

Great. Clean that barn. But. Do Not Resuscitate once their own money runs out.

Because they are assholes.

Dumb.

Superspreaders gonna spread 🦠

VPSuperSpreaderEvents

It’s all about the fly. Now, think about it, if they cannot protect themselves how can they protect the American ppl? The fly could smell COVID19 on him.🦠🦠🦠

I've lost count of the likely superspreader events within the next 7 days from the Trump campaign. TrumpVirus

Why did the president knowingly mislead America about the coronavirus threat?

Well he already had it during his debate against Harris so 🤷🏽‍♀️

They can’t ever do the right thing.

Yeah, Mikey's a busy guy these days. Here we see him at the helm of the U.S.S. Biohazard ☣ headed for the icebergs 🧊

He gotta watch now 🙏

This should be considered criminal!

Of course he is...spreader gonna spread!

Head of the Corona Virus Task Force, ladies and gentlemen. Spreading that sick across the country 🤬

That's what happens when you welcome covid with open mouth, open eyes, open noses ...

He is a big dope! Like DJY!!!!

I suspect they have a helicopter standing by and a nice suite at the hospital with the drugs reserved for royalty.

Wait, the VP was COVID exposed and on top of an aide or did he expose himself to a COVID infected aide? How did I miss that, AP? Thanks for the update.

No Covid precautions for good old Mike. No quarantine; no masks; no distancing. Just keep infecting others

It’s all about the fly.🦠🦠🦠

He’s a selfish human being.

Mike Pence had COVID, kept on the DL bc 1 & 2 had it. Trump had COVID & was on steroids the night of the 1st debate, hence his crazy-even-for-him anger. Melania works for Putin, & worked w Epstein to ensnare Trump. Epstein didn’t kill himself. Mitch is reverting to lizard form.

The entire administration won’t stop no matter how many people they infect or kill

Of course he does. Vice President Spreader.

Well, he either has it, or he does not have it. In this case he does not. So who f🤬king cares? A bunch of whiny little liberals.... yeah I though as much.

It’s like having their campaign tour bus refuse to stop at signals and just plow through the slow pedestrians who can’t get out of the way in time. 🚌 Because them’s the breaks.

Loser.

That’s what Kamala did previously!

What a Maroon!

Ok so we can take that as, I have already had it.

I don’t even feel bad anymore for any of them who get sick

They are a$$holes

The head of the PandemicTaskForce is a COVIDIOT who does exactly the wrong thing regarding Covid every chance he gets VoteBlueDownBallot

I can't understand why VP who is a Christian wants to hang with a p/grabber for 4 more years. trumpovercountry

Pro-life my ass

Pence either already had it and no one told the public or he thinks mother is protecting him

This is the head of the United States Coronavirus Task Force. He's also an incompetent idiot and an all around asshole.

Well I’ll be!

As the hair get whiter, his skin gets 'orangier'...just like the führer himself

AP when you covering Hunter’s laptop and Biden’s corruption

SuperSpreader

tjmanotoc Trump and VP are a disgrace..They can't just ignore Covid and go on with their fuckin politics..Its a Health issue and its killing the Americans

We would expect nothing less than that from this disastrous administration.

Such f'ing ignorance and blatant disregard for humanity at the highest level. 244000 Dead Americans not ENOUGH?

The exposure could be a deliberate attempt to slow down their last minute dash for votes

Hurrah, super spreader coming to a meet and greet and cough and die near you.

So IRRESPONSIBLE. He is weak.

All are domestic terrorists

Covidiot

And they claim to have consistently taken it seriously? Exhibit A that they never have. Let there be no doubt they are directly responsible for the majority of American deaths.

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