Vice President Mike Pence is canceling campaign events in Florida and Arizona as COVID-19 cases in both states smash records
Vice President Mike Pence canceled campaign events in Florida and Arizona, as the number of COVID-19 cases in both states continues to smash records.
As of Friday, the U.S. seven-day average of new cases increased more than 41% compared with a week ago. Out of an abundance of caution at this time, we are postponing the Great American Comeback tour stop in Florida. We look forward to rescheduling soon.https://t.co/unXgA4Gzs2Pence still plans to travel to Florida, Arizona and Texas this coming week to meet with the states’ governors and their health care officials for a “ground report” concerning spiking cases in the states.
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