Vice President Pence wore a face mask to a public briefing on Tuesday. The message from the surgeon general and others was clear: Americans should wear masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Vice President Pence removes his mask as he arrives at the lectern to speak to the U.S. Public Health Service at its headquarters in Rockville, Md., on Tuesday.Vice President Pence removes his mask as he arrives at the lectern to speak to the U.S. Public Health Service at its headquarters in Rockville, Md., on Tuesday.
The latest message comes as coronavirus cases in states in the South and West continue to rise. It also comes on the same day that Dr. Anthony Fauci, a key member of the task force, warned that the U.S., which is seeing 40,000 new coronavirus cases a day, could more than double that figure if the public fails to heed guidelines.Despite that surge, Pence insisted:"We're in a much better place than four months ago, even two months ago.
The Trump administration has been criticized for mixed messaging on masking, with President Trump himself mostly declining to wear one. Pence said the president had"worn a mask in public," and he praised the administration's work on testing and supplies. Even so, GOP lawmakers have also been pushing the mask message. Tennessee Republican Sen. Lamar Alexander on Tuesday said the president should start wearing a mask, at least some of the time, to set a good example.
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