Public health experts warn Pence’s positive approach to pandemic ignores possibility of dark days ahead

The vice president has long been a happy warrior on behalf of President Trump, amplifying and supporting his boss in his own way. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Public health experts warn Pence's sunny approach to pandemic ignores possibility of dark days ahead By Ashley Parker and Yasmeen Abutaleb  In early March, as the novel coronavirus made its devastation known, Vice President Pence declared that "the risk of contracting the coronavirus to the American public remains low." In April, as the virus's death toll ticked upward, Pence said he hoped the pandemic would be "largely in the past" by early June. With questions swirling about a potential surge in cases in parts of the country, Pence penned an op-ed last week with an optimistic headline: "There Isn't a Coronavirus 'Second Wave.' " The vice president has long been a happy warrior on behalf of President Trump, amplifying and supporting his boss in his more phlegmatic, even-keel way. But for many public health experts, including some close to the administration, Pence's op-ed in the Wall Street Journal was cause for alarm … Read more → More from The Post The Republican president who called for racial justice in America after Tulsa massacre By James D. Robenalt • Read more → Verbal confrontations and boiling tempers, but no violence at Trump Tulsa rally By Robert Klemko, Arelis R. Hernández, David Weigel, Isaac Stanley-Becker and Joshua Partlow • Read more → Confederate monuments are falling, but hundreds still stand. Here's where. By Bonnie Berkowitz and Adrian Blanco • Read more → These best friends created a wildly popular Google doc about how to be an ally to the black community By Travis M. Andrews • Read more → Did TikTokers and K-pop fans foil Trump's Tulsa rally? It's complicated. By Travis M. Andrews • Read more → We are deeply grateful to our subscribers who make our work possible. The journalistic resources necessary are immense and growing, and we could not do our work without subscriber support. Subscribe today Cancel anytime.

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