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Second Lady Karen Pence made a surprising defense of her husband, Vice President Mike Pence, in an interview withduring a visit to the Mayo Clinic. After the Vice President visited the Minnesota facility on Tuesday, with the intent to spotlight the ongoing research of coronavirus treatments, he was criticized for appearing to be the only person not wearing a mask. On Thursday, his wife provided what some are calling a"reason" for his masklessness.
According to the second lady, Pence was apparently unaware of the Mayo Clinic’s policy requiring all visitors to wear face masks. “As our medical experts have told us, wearing a mask prevents you from spreading disease. And knowing he doesn’t have COVID-19, he didn’t wear one,”
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