WHO’S THE IDIOT WITHOUT A MASK ON?

What does everyone in this video know that VP Mike Pence doesn’t? Well, nothing. Prior to his visit to the Mayo Clinic, the clinic let his staff know that they have a mandatory policy that everyone needs to wear a mask. Pence declined to wear one. And Pence is the Administration lead for the pandemic response!

(Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/28/us/coronavirus-updates.html?referringSource=article)

According to the article:

During the tour, Stephen Hahn, the Food and Drug Administration commissioner, and other administration officials wore masks; all employees around Mr. Pence were wearing face masks, and a patient wore a mask. Mr. Pence stood out as the only person with his face uncovered as he toured the virology laboratory’s labeling area, thanking employees and then participating in a round table with local officials and Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota.

After the visit, the Mayo Clinic tweeted that it had “informed @VP of the masking policy prior to his arrival today.” The clinic then deleted the tweet.

Mr. Pence defended his own behavior. “As vice president of the United States, I’m tested for the coronavirus on a regular basis, and everyone who is around me is tested for the coronavirus,” he told reporters.

He said he was following Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines that indicated that masks were good for preventing the spread of the virus by those who had it.

Public health experts said his argument for not wearing a mask in public settings was faulty.

Vice President Pence was demonstrating, once again, that the White House policy for the coronavirus pandemic is to say, as well as do, the things that health experts warn should not be said or done. In other words, as Trump has basically demonstrated since the beginning of this crisis, this thing is not a big deal, we don’t really need to take it seriously, everything will be fine, blah-blah-blah-blah.

Meanwhile, in the United States as of today, at least 1,008,000 COVID-19 cases have been confirmed, and 57,966 Americans have died of the disease. 

Thank you, Vice President Pence, for directly contributing to so many illnesses and deaths! I’ll bet you don’t even wash your hands. Well, the American people can’t wait to wash our hands of you and your boss! 

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