Trump campaign postpones Pence's scheduled appearances out of caution amid record spikes in US COVID-19 cases
Vice President Mike Pence speaks after leading a White House Coronavirus Task Force briefing at the Department of Health and Human Services on June 26, 2020 in Washington, DC.The Trump reelection campaign has postponed Vice President Mike Pence's upcoming events in Arizona and Florida out of an "abundance of caution" as those states — among others — see their COVID-19 cases spike.
The vice president on Friday falsely claimed the US had flattened the curve despite contradictory evidence from the White House Coronavirus Task Force. On Friday, the US reported more than 40,000 new COVID-19 cases — the highest single-day increase reported since the pandemic began.The campaign for President Donald Trump's re-election on Saturday postponed upcoming events in both Arizona and Florida as both states report record increases in COVID-19 cases.
The campaign said it was postponing Vice President Mike Pence's scheduled campaign stops in the states "out of an abundance of caution," according to. Business Insider confirmed that Pence's events have been postponed. Pence is still expected to visit both Arizona and Florida to meet with state leaders, but the meetings will be considered White House events and not campaign stops, according to
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