‘Pence is lying’: Vice president’s coronavirus cleanup efforts backfire spectacularly
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March 12, 2020 | 11:06AM ETPersonal HealthVice President Mike Pence made the rounds Thursday morning to clean up inaccuracies and other failures in President Donald Trump’s speech on the coronavirus crisis.
The president announced a travel ban involving some European countries, but Pence was unable to articulate the details of that policy and downplayed the risk from the viral pandemic in multiple interviews across a variety of TV networks.
Dear @VP: In this crisis, good policy is measured by whether it is clear & effective, not “historic.” Your former H… https://t.co/3T7yCZ3Dol— Ted Lieu (@Ted Lieu) 1584017200
Pence just said on Fox: “The risk to Americans of contracting the virus remains low” & “We’ll have thousands of cas… https://t.co/MGXbuoI9SH— Jim Sciutto (@Jim Sciutto) 1584012568
They sent the @VP to clean up after the train wreck of an Oval Office address this morning but he seemed flummoxed… https://t.co/qbkeA7U7hj— David Axelrod (@David Axelrod) 1584013808
Pence is LYING right now on CNN about coronavirus testing!! He just said anyone who wanted a test could get one wit… https://t.co/GqOEVMqmAA— The Jacque Reid Experience (@The Jacque Reid Experience) 1584013483
Savannah Guthrie just pinned Mike Pence to the wall by asking him what he would say to the people who believe COVID… https://t.co/lI3nu94iZo— Not Playing Nice w/Trumpies (@Not Playing Nice w/Trumpies) 1584011863
Savannah Guthrie handing Mike Pence his ass on a platter is a whooooooleass mood. #CoronavirusPandemic… https://t.co/fl0mBvWW58— Holly Figueroa O'Reilly (@Holly Figueroa O'Reilly) 1584015145
While evading answers on infection rates and testing numbers, Pence blames China and Europe *and* singles out "Cali… https://t.co/VPJHcAuCUA— Adam Weinstein (@Adam Weinstein) 1584016788
Hey @MikeBloomberg, are you working on a video that splices together Trump/Pence/admin/rightwing news lies with act… https://t.co/Ke5CODR1dn— Greg Olear 🇺🇦 (@Greg Olear 🇺🇦) 1584009008
What a freaking waste of time this Pence interview is. I give Savannah Guthrie credit for trying to get answers, bu… https://t.co/8c0tOCV7ew— Susan Whitehill (@Susan Whitehill) 1584011506
TRUMP: Don't wash your hands. PENCE: The President was clear you should wash your hands. TRUMP: Everyone has a test… https://t.co/WMcMwHfwC1— Mr. Newberger (@Mr. Newberger) 1584017067
So pretty sure Pence just slipped up in interview with Savannah Guthrie and referred to trump's recent comments abo… https://t.co/fk4fJViUsp— Maggie Flemming 🌻💙 (@Maggie Flemming 🌻💙) 1584013489
Q: In Feb, WHO sent CV test kits to 60 countries, but the US wanted to develop it's own - was that a mistake? Penc… https://t.co/aypcOvzOpP— Stacy 🌸🎶📚⚒💕♻️🦂🍫🍀🆘🌊 (@Stacy 🌸🎶📚⚒💕♻️🦂🍫🍀🆘🌊) 1584020359
Pence said Thursday that there has been "irresponsible rhetoric" from people who have downplayed the seriousness of… https://t.co/PDt58v2PQJ— Tamela Ehlinger 🇩🇰 🇺🇸 (@Tamela Ehlinger 🇩🇰 🇺🇸) 1584018099
Somehow, Mike Pence is worse at this than Trump. I made it through about half of the interview, and I don’t think h… https://t.co/QxwekV0Aep— robert jon anderson (@robert jon anderson) 1584018103
Vice President Mike Pence said this morning on CNN that there wasn't any confusion about the President's annoucemen… https://t.co/ailIiBtnXQ— Rachel Martin (@Rachel Martin) 1584020195
Trump & Pence could restore market and public confidence by immediately resigning and allowing Nancy Pelosi to take… https://t.co/MdduzYGeYV— RiotWomenn (@RiotWomenn) 1584020725
How stupid are you, Mike Pence? Is there anything behind those eyes? https://t.co/L0KSZXG6X7— Elizabeth de la Vega (@Elizabeth de la Vega) 1584016407
