Pence pledges to 'lean into' fight against coronavirus
The state has been the hardest hit by the coronavirus outbreak in the
“As the state of
Pence also attended a roundtable meeting with Gov.
The vice president heaped praise on Inslee, a Democrat who briefly sought the Democratic presidential nomination last year. “We have been working with your governor and with this team in a seamless way," Pence said.
Earlier in the day, Pence met with 3M CEO
At 3M, Pence called on Americans to refrain from buying masks unless they're sick.
“I do have a word to the average American about how you can help as well,” Pence said. “Unless you are ill, you have no need to buy a mask.”
Surgeon General
Asked whether there were enough coronavirus testing kits for Americans who wanted them, Pence responded, ”I think we are we are ready today but we want to be ready tomorrow.”
He acknowledged, “We don't have enough tests today to meet what we anticipate will be the demand going forward." However, he added, "we’ve made real progress on that in the last several days.”
The vice president has been tasked by President
Pence had been scheduled to hold campaign events in
Pence has scaled back, but not ended, his political travel since he’s taken over as the head of the US response to the virus. In naming the VP to the post, rather than a subject matter ‘czar,’ some trade aides believe it allowed Trump to maintain his political travel during a crucial part of the election year, when he’s trying to take advantage of the Democratic field’s divisions to boost his campaign in November.
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