Pence keeping his distance from Trump for a few days - White House

[webfact]

Pence keeping his distance from Trump for a few days - White House

By Jeff Mason

 

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence visits the General Motors Components Holding Plant that is manufacturing ventilators for use during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Kokomo, Indiana, U.S. April 30, 2020. REUTERS/Chris Bergin

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Mike Pence is keeping his distance from President Donald Trump for a few days in the wake of his press secretary testing positive for the coronavirus, White House spokeswoman Kayleigh McEnany told reporters on Tuesday.

 

Pence was not at Trump's Rose Garden news conference on Monday nor at a White House meeting with U.S. military and national security officials on Saturday after Katie Miller received the test result last week.

 

"The vice president has made the choice to keep his distance for a few days," McEnany told a news briefing. She said it was up to Pence to decide when to end the distancing.

 

Pence has tested negative for the virus since Miller's test. But her infection has forced changes throughout the West Wing with staffers asked to wear masks and practice social distancing.

 

Many senior officials were seen wearing masks in the White House Rose Garden on Monday during Trump's news conference. Trump has not been spotted publicly wearing a mask.

 

Trump's senior aides are tested daily for the virus, as are many other officials in the White House. Members of the White House press pool are now expected to be tested daily as well.

 

(Reporting by Jeff Mason and Steve Holland, Editing by Franklin Paul and Richard Chang)

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2020-05-13

 

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[LomSak27]

No need to do that Mike, this is all a "liberal hoax" remember?! 

[Somtamnication]

A few thousand miles away would be better. 

[Mama Noodle]

29 minutes ago, webfact said:

Trump's senior aides are tested daily for the virus, as are many other officials in the White House. Members of the White House press pool are now expected to be tested daily as well.

 

This is good. And they should probably stay apart, and both of the need to shrink their circles down to reduce risk. 

 

And even more so should probably do remote press conferences when imbecilic news journos looking for their 5 minutes of fame remove their masks to scream at the president. 

 

[metisdead]

A troll post using a trolling reference to POTUS has been removed as well as a reply. 

[Tug]

To bad I was hoping they would stay close oh well I’m sure mike pence is relived

[Gumballl]

I remember the days when the invisible Dick(ey) Cheney, the unofficial POTUS, ran the country on behalf of George W. Bush. Both were rarely ever seen together.

[tonray]

3 minutes ago, Gumballl said:

Both were rarely ever seen together.

Well at least they kept their illicit affair a secret...ha ha ha

[tifino]

6 minutes ago, tonray said:

Well at least they kept their illicit affair a secret...ha ha ha

 The Mask lover coughs

[Susco]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

Pence keeping his distance from Trump

The rest of the world should follow Pence's example

[pegman]

So Pence is keeping his distance from Trump. Kinda like Republicans running for congress but for different reasons.

[Bluespunk]

6 hours ago, webfact said:

Pence keeping his distance from Trump for a few days - White House

Bit late for that now pence, should have stepped away from him a long time ago.

[rudi49jr]

6 hours ago, webfact said:

Pence keeping his distance from Trump for a few days

Don’t the official guidelines say that when you have been in contact with someone who has been tested positive, you have to self-quarantine for two weeks? Or doesn’t this apply to Pence? Because if he stays away from Trump for just a few days, he might still be contagious afterwards. But what the hey, just roll the dice and see where they may fall, right? That seems to be the overall ‘leitmotiv’ of that three ring circus in the WH anyway.

[Misty]

32 minutes ago, rudi49jr said:

Don’t the official guidelines say that when you have been in contact with someone who has been tested positive, you have to self-quarantine for two weeks? Or doesn’t this apply to Pence? Because if he stays away from Trump for just a few days, he might still be contagious afterwards. But what the hey, just roll the dice and see where they may fall, right? That seems to be the overall ‘leitmotiv’ of that three ring circus in the WH anyway.

Pence is special.  Supposedly the new WH protocol is for Trump and everyone that comes in contact with him to be tested every single day. So unlike everyone else, maybe they don't have to quarantine (wear masks, social distance etc)   https://www.cnbc.com/2020/05/07/coronavirus-trump-says-tests-are-overrated-but-will-get-tested-daily.html

[natway09]

Pity he does not give "the goose" a dose. Get it over with

[rudi49jr]

3 hours ago, Misty said:

Pence is special.  Supposedly the new WH protocol is for Trump and everyone that comes in contact with him to be tested every single day. So unlike everyone else, maybe they don't have to quarantine (wear masks, social distance etc)   https://www.cnbc.com/2020/05/07/coronavirus-trump-says-tests-are-overrated-but-will-get-tested-daily.html

Pence is special. True dat!

[Sir Swagman]

12 hours ago, Mama Noodle said:

 

And even more so should probably do remote press conferences when imbecilic news journos looking for their 5 minutes of fame remove their masks to scream at

Trump is a racist, his dad was a racist, arrested at a Klu Klux Clan rally in queens in 1927 - robed and all. This apple has not fallen far and in the words of Sherlock Holmes (or to paraphrase) it is the only explanation for his behaviour to date that fits. An aside to this, and relevant to the mess this administration has made of initially shrugging off the severity of Covid 19, his grandfather died as a result of the Spanish flu in 1918. Donald, being such a keen student of history and widely read, seems to not think it pertinent? I doubt this reporter was seeking any ‘minutes of fame’ - a valid question to someone ill equipped to cope with such an inquiry (he seemingly cannot stand others in the limelight) produced a ridiculous response. When questioned about this response, he spat the dummy and took his bat and ball and went home. Just as any person with a mental age of 5 or so would do. 

[J Town]

Let me get this straight - Pence is tested every day, DT is tested every day, everyone who comes in contact with them is tested every day?  It would seem this administration understands the importance of testing, they just don't give a sh*t about the citizens.

[hugocnx]

The deep state of TVF showing their true existence within the first 15 posts. It's like the former Obama brown hands petitioning for B Barr to be expelled. Sad sad. 

 

[newnative]

    Enjoy your break from the lunatic, Pencey.  And, hey, when you're wearing your mask he can't tell when you're grimacing at all his insane statements like drinking bleach to clean out the virus.  Or, sticking a high-powered flashlight in a convenient orifice to kill the virus with light.  

[andersonat]

17 hours ago, Mama Noodle said:

 

And even more so should probably do remote press conferences when imbecilic news journos looking for their 5 minutes of fame remove their masks to scream at the president. 

 

 

If you think that the lady was "screaming" at the President, then it would appear that you have *zero* experience of what it is actually like to be "screamed at" by a woman.

 

 

[CGW]

4 hours ago, J Town said:

Let me get this straight - Pence is tested every day, DT is tested every day, everyone who comes in contact with them is tested every day?  It would seem this administration understands the importance of testing, they just don't give a sh*t about the citizens.

Let me get this straight, you believe everything you read? or yet more anti Trump rhetoric, from the wounded liberals/lefties?

[White Christmas13]

Trump’s approval takes massive hit

Trump approval rating drops as coronavirus deaths rise

https://www.news.com.au/world/north-america/trump-approval-rating-drops-as-coronavirus-deaths-rise/news-story/2aaa110afc9bb004f72cf8c15a22e5e9

[Sujo]

3 minutes ago, CGW said:

Let me get this straight, you believe everything you read? or yet more anti Trump rhetoric, from the wounded liberals/lefties?

Which part of his post is untrue.

[KhaoYai]

I don't know why Pence is so worried. If he gets the virus he can simply inject himself with disinfectant.

[Sujo]

3 minutes ago, White Christmas13 said:

Trump’s approval takes massive hit

Trump approval rating drops as coronavirus deaths rise

https://www.news.com.au/world/north-america/trump-approval-rating-drops-as-coronavirus-deaths-rise/news-story/2aaa110afc9bb004f72cf8c15a22e5e9

Expect a lot of tweets lying about fauci, china, obama, hillary.

 

But dont expect any tweets about what he is doing for his citizens. Well not truthful ones.

 

There will certainly be a lot of books and a good movie once he is consigned to irrelevence.

[Sujo]

1 minute ago, KhaoYai said:

I don't know why Pence is so worried. If he gets the virus he can simply inject himself with disinfectant.

Yeah but he will need trump to shine the torch up his kaiber pass.

[CGW]

4 minutes ago, KhaoYai said:

I don't know why Pence is so worried. If he gets the virus he can simply inject himself with disinfectant.

Vaccine? they have a vaccine? 

[Why Me]

The virus will never infect Trump or Pence. Something about professional courtesy among pestilences.

[Opl]

8 minutes ago, KhaoYai said:

I don't know why Pence is so worried. If he gets the virus he can simply inject himself with disinfectant.

Pence, who claimed "smoking does'nt kill" leads the coronavirus task force, nothing to worry about