VP Mike Pence on face masks: “I don’t think there’s a need for a national mandate.”
, according to data from Johns Hopkins University, marking the highest single-day total yet as the virus sweeps through Sun Belt states.
Pence said the White House wants to "make sure these states have everything they need" to fight the outbreak.All 50 states have begun relaxing their strict social distancing measures, which aimed to slow the spread of the virus but ground their economies to a virtual halt. But amid the surge in infections,
many state leaders in recent weeks have re-imposed restrictions and delayed other businesses and activities from resuming"I think some places might have been overexuberant," Trump's top economic advisor Larry Kudlow told reporters Thursday after the president finished his remarks and left the White House briefing room without taking questions.
Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, who also stuck around after Trump's departure, said that the White House is "encouraging Americans to wear masks" despite the administration rejecting calls to impose a national mask mandate. Trump said in an interview Wednesday doubted that a national mandate was necessary because "you have many places in the country where people stay very long distance."
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