Pence keeping his distance from Trump for
a few days: White House
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[May 13, 2020]
By Jeff Mason
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President
Mike Pence is keeping his distance from President Donald Trump for a few
days in the wake of his press secretary testing positive for the
coronavirus, White House spokeswoman Kayleigh McEnany told reporters on
Tuesday. |
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President Donald Trump turns to Vice President Mike Pence as they depart
following a coronavirus response news conference in the Rose Garden at
the White House in Washington, U.S., April 27, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos
Barria/File Photo |
Pence was not at Trump's Rose Garden news conference on Monday
nor at a White House meeting with U.S. military and national
security officials on Saturday after Katie Miller received the
test result last week.
"The vice president has made the choice to keep his distance for
a few days," McEnany told a news briefing. She said it was up to
Pence to decide when to end the distancing.
Pence has tested negative for the virus since Miller's test. But
her infection has forced changes throughout the West Wing with
staffers asked to wear masks and practice social distancing.
Many senior officials were seen wearing masks in the White House
Rose Garden on Monday during Trump's news conference. Trump has
not been spotted publicly wearing a mask.
Trump's senior aides are tested daily for the virus, as are many
other officials in the White House. Members of the White House
press pool are now expected to be tested daily as well.
(Reporting by Jeff Mason and Steve Holland, Editing by Franklin
Paul and Richard Chang)
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