Pence Addresses Coronavirus Risk at CPAC, Condemns Socialism

Vice President Mike Pence speaks at the CPAC convention in National Harbor, Md., on Feb. 27, 2020. Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times

FORT WASHINGTON, Md.—Vice President Mike Pence spoke to a fully packed house during the second day of the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) on Feb. 27, starting his remarks by addressing concerns surrounding the impact of the new coronavirus. 

Just a day earlier, President Donald Trump appointed Pence to be in charge of a White House coronavirus task force. The vice president—whom health agencies will now report to—said at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center that the task force has been meeting daily.