Vice President Mike Pence is refusing to use a Plexiglas barrier intended to limit the potential spread of COVID-19 during his Wednesday night debate with Democratic nominee for vice president Kamala Harris.
Pence has not quarantined as the debate approaches. His team has touted negative test results for the vice president and insisted that he has had no"close contact" with anyone who tested positive for the virus, despite being in the Oval Office with Trump two days before his positive result.
Pence was also potentially exposed to the virus at the White House event announcing Trump's nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court on September 26, which is suspected of being the source of the outbreak that saw Trump, First LadyTrump plans to take part in the remaining presidential debates with Biden despite his COVID-19 diagnosis, saying he is"looking forward to" the next planned meeting in Miami, Florida on October 15.
The president has sought to downplay the virus since being diagnosed early Friday morning. Trump removed his face mask to be photographed and filmed for a campaign-style video message after returning to the White House from Walter Reed Medical Center on Monday night, while urging the public to"get out there" and"not be afraid" of the virus.
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