The delivery had already raised eyebrows because VP Pence did not wear a mask or gloves while delivering the boxes, but Pence's quip blew up on social media after comedian Jimmy Kimmel played an out-of-context video snippet of it on his late-night show.
Vice President Mike Pence's delivery of personal protective equipmentAn out-of-context video snippet of the moment went viral on Friday thanks to comedian Jimmy Kimmel.
Complete video of the moment shows that after delivering several packages of equipment to the Woodbine Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center in Alexandria on Thursday, Pence offered to take more boxes from the back of the delivery van. The van's driver then tells him,"Those boxes are empty, sir." "Can I carry the empty ones? Just for the cameras?" Pence asks the driver, who laughs and says,"They're a lot easier." A smiling Pence then closes the van doors and goes to talk to reporters. None of the empty boxes was delivered.or gloves while delivering the boxes, but Pence's quip blew up on social media after Kimmel played a snippet of it on his ABC late-night show"Jimmy Kimmel Live!.
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