NEW: Mike Pence has suddenly POSTPONED a scheduled trip to Indiana tomorrow.
Vice President Pence and Second Lady Karen Pence had been scheduled to travel to Indianapolis to cast their ballots by early voting. The trip had been on the books for at least 9 days. The White House provided NO EXPLANATION for Pence’s sudden change of plans.
Traveling with Pence today is pool reporter @robcrilly, who reports that Pence’s scheduled travel for Saturday and for Monday is “still on.”
Awaiting an explanation from the White House.
Awaiting an explanation from the White House.
I was scheduled to travel with Pence tomorrow as the print pooler. Ahead of his JBA departure, press traveling with him were scheduled for COVID tests at 7am. As of 35 minutes ago, the VP’s office was still communicating with reporters about logistics for the morning.
VP spokesman Devin O’Malley tells pool, "Nobody's sick. There's no positive tests. The VP is planning on travelling on Saturday and Monday. We'll have more information on the vice president's schedule next week soon."
“Nobody’s sick” is an interesting choice of words for the White House this week.
Pool notes that a “senior administration official” says Mike and Karen Pence both tested negative for COVID today, and that Pence has a late arrival back at JBA tonight and lots of travel Saturday.
Question: if this is just a matter of postponing for convenience, why would the VP’s office make the change so suddenly and without immediate explanation at a moment when the White House is experiencing a coronavirus outbreak that’s infected the president and dozens of others?
Pence: agent of chaos?
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