Pence ‘Maintaining Distance' from Trump
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We ran the numbers: There are 3043 news articles covering this topic. 59% (1791) are left leaning, 28% (848) center, 13% (404) right leaning.
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence is keeping his distance from President Trump for a few days after his press secretary tested positive for the coronavirus. While left-leaning articles highlight Pence’s absence from recent White House events, right-leaning articles highlight that Pence will be working in a building next to the White House.
A left-leaning article by The New York Times highlights that Pence was not at Trump’s Rose Garden news conference on Monday or at a White House meeting with U.S. military and national security officials on Saturday. The article also notes that while many senior officials were seen wearing masks in the White House Rose Garden on Monday, Trump has not been spotted publicly wearing a mask.
The Hill published a centrist article reporting that on Monday, President Trump tried to contain the fallout of coronavirus infections within the walls of the White House, while simultaneously projecting confidence about America’s readiness to reopen. Further, Trump and Pence, who originally said they didn’t need to wear face coverings because they repeatedly tested negative for COVID-19, are now facing the risk that the coronavirus is moving through the West Wing.
New York Post published a right-leaning article highlighting that Pence will keep working from the Eisenhower Executive Office Building next to the White House. During a call with governors Monday, Pence said he was taking extra precautions to maintain his distance from others, saying he was taking part in the call while “in a separate room on my own.”