‘Pence is lying’: Vice president’s coronavirus cleanup efforts backfire spectacularly
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March 12, 2020Personal 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
