VP Pence encourages people living in areas with coronavirus outbreaks to wear a mask to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
"We have to act and people and individuals need to act responsibly," he said."We need to social distance, we need to wear face coverings if we are in settings where we cannot social distance, particularly in these hot zones."
President Donald Trump has generally refused to wear a mask in public settings, though he did wear oneThe Trump administration's waffling stance on face-coverings has drawn criticism from both sides of the aisle. "The President should be an example. You know, real men wear masks," House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on ABC's"This Week" Sunday."Be an example to the country and wear the mask. ... It's not about protecting yourself, it's about protecting others and their families."
"Right now, we are in an urgent national mission, or should be, to mask up," Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, a Democrat, said on"Face the Nation.""And the fact is that Donald Trump is for masking up like George Wallace was for integration." with CBS Pittsburgh affiliate KDKA on Thursday, former Vice President Joe Biden, the presumptive 2020 Democratic presidential nominee, said,"The one thing we do know, these masks make a gigantic difference."Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., tweeted a photo of her father, former Vice President Dick Cheney, on Friday wearing a cowboy hat and mask along with the caption"Dick Cheney says WEAR A MASK. #realmenwearmasks.
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