.MaddowBlog: Pres. Trump picks the wrong time to say the virus is 'going away'
As infection rates reach new heights, Mike Pence wants Republicans to focus on "encouraging signs." Donald Trump's posture is even worse.
President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence at a coronavirus task force briefing at the White House on April 3, 2020.Vice President Mike Pence, ostensibly the head of the White House Coronavirus Taskforce, has repeatedly struggled when it comes to describing the seriousness of the threat. It was in late April, for example, that the Indiana Republican made, arguing that by early June the United States would be"largely past this epidemic.
His assessments have not improved since. Last week, for example, Pence said Oklahoma has"flattened the curve" when it comes to the virus, adding that the number of infections in the state has"declined precipitously."
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