Pence: White House Looks to Governors to Set Mask-Wearing Policies

Pence: White House Looks to Governors to Set Mask-Wearing Policies
Vice President Mike Pence speaks after leading a White House Coronavirus Task Force briefing at the Department of Health and Human Services in Washington on June 26, 2020. Joshua Roberts/Getty Images
Isabel van Brugen
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Vice President Mike Pence on June 28 said people should follow guidance from state and local officials on wearing masks in public to curb transmission of the CCP virus as cases surge in parts of the United States.

During an appearance on CBS' “Face the Nation,” Pence pushed back against criticism that President Donald Trump has not encouraged wearing face masks, noting that the president had indicated that he will leave it to states to decide whether masks should be mandatory to protect against the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) virus, commonly known as the coronavirus.
Isabel van Brugen
Isabel van Brugen
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Isabel van Brugen is an award-winning journalist. She holds a master's in newspaper journalism from City, University of London.
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