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demmiblue

(36,751 posts)
Fri Mar 20, 2020, 06:57 PM Mar 2020

Staff member in Vice President Mike Pence's office tests positive for coronavirus

Source: CNN

(CNN)A staff member in Vice President Mike Pence's office has tested positive for coronavirus, Pence's spokesperson said Friday evening.

"‪This evening we were notified that a member of the Office of the Vice President tested positive for the Coronavirus. Neither President Trump nor Vice President Pence had close contact with the individual," said Katie Miller. "Further contact tracing is being conducted in accordance with CDC guidelines."

This is a breaking story and will be updated.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/20/politics/staffer-vice-president-office-coronavirus/index.html?utm_term=link&utm_content=2020-03-20T22%3A54%3A49&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twCNN

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Staff member in Vice President Mike Pence's office tests positive for coronavirus (Original Post) demmiblue Mar 2020 OP
So I keep hearing about how you have to exibiting symptoms to get tested... Thomas Hurt Mar 2020 #1
The Jinavirus Hoax comes home to roost jpak Mar 2020 #2
LOL 😂 nt iluvtennis Mar 2020 #8
I hope he has had personal contact with Pence and the Orange dictator nt doc03 Mar 2020 #3
Yes please! (Oh my! Did I type that out loud?) NurseJackie Mar 2020 #4
President Polosi nt doc03 Mar 2020 #5
That makes two of us.....I'm even "praying" again.. Hulk Mar 2020 #7
I recommend praying Psalm 109 over and over. TomSlick Mar 2020 #14
Maybe God will smite him, or maybe not. Depends what mood He is in? I dunno. Evolve Dammit Mar 2020 #6
I could really go for a smiting right now. nt Chellee Mar 2020 #11
Me too. "Hulk smash" would be OK or any similarity thereof... Evolve Dammit Mar 2020 #22
Just looking at the US map of cases. DC has 71, in about 5 days it will be approx 1,000 Thekaspervote Mar 2020 #9
Fake News Ahpook Mar 2020 #21
Hardly knew the guy, just a coffee boy...no, wait! n/t rzemanfl Mar 2020 #10
So lucky that there were tests available so easily for him. keithbvadu2 Mar 2020 #12
So someone came to work sick. No worries the heat of April'll fix anything .... marble falls Mar 2020 #13
They usually only start to give a crap when it hits home. christx30 Mar 2020 #15
because they said he didn't have contact WhiteTara Mar 2020 #16
If they both get taken down, it's time for President Pelosi IronLionZion Mar 2020 #17
And please put her in a bubble CabalPowered Mar 2020 #19
I hope Ginsburg is in a safe bubble too IronLionZion Mar 2020 #20
"Neither President Trump nor Vice President Pence had close contact with the individual." Too bad. captain jack Mar 2020 #18

Thomas Hurt

(13,903 posts)
1. So I keep hearing about how you have to exibiting symptoms to get tested...
Fri Mar 20, 2020, 06:59 PM
Mar 2020

are all these DC politicians and their staff held to the same standard...are is the admin hoarding tests.

 

Hulk

(6,699 posts)
7. That makes two of us.....I'm even "praying" again..
Fri Mar 20, 2020, 07:10 PM
Mar 2020

I haven't tried that very often in the past 20 years, since the fall of the American empire; but I'm going to give it a try that the whole dRumpf KKKlan is infected. Spare the rest of the nation...but PLEASE let them get a good dose from their own corrupt incompetence.

TomSlick

(11,035 posts)
14. I recommend praying Psalm 109 over and over.
Fri Mar 20, 2020, 08:44 PM
Mar 2020

Verse 8: "May his days be few; may another take his place of leadership."

Much of the Psalm seems a tad harsh but appears as though written for these times.

Thekaspervote

(32,606 posts)
9. Just looking at the US map of cases. DC has 71, in about 5 days it will be approx 1,000
Fri Mar 20, 2020, 07:10 PM
Mar 2020

What will all the DC Gop talking heads say then?!

Ahpook

(2,747 posts)
21. Fake News
Fri Mar 20, 2020, 11:24 PM
Mar 2020

And all that hick bullshit.

Fuck these people! I've always said they are not not worth the air we are breathing.

Here it is!

keithbvadu2

(36,369 posts)
12. So lucky that there were tests available so easily for him.
Fri Mar 20, 2020, 07:39 PM
Mar 2020

So lucky that there were tests available so easily for him.

Luckeeeeeeeee!

marble falls

(56,359 posts)
13. So someone came to work sick. No worries the heat of April'll fix anything ....
Fri Mar 20, 2020, 08:16 PM
Mar 2020

Now are they going to take this thing seriously???

christx30

(6,241 posts)
15. They usually only start to give a crap when it hits home.
Fri Mar 20, 2020, 09:26 PM
Mar 2020

They’ll rail about God, the Bible, and the evils of homosexuality. But when their child comes out, they’ll do a 90% softening of their tone, or be seen bring it up again. Meanwhile, the same people are just hoping for good music at the wedding.

IronLionZion

(45,261 posts)
17. If they both get taken down, it's time for President Pelosi
Fri Mar 20, 2020, 10:20 PM
Mar 2020

to finally take charge of this situation until Biden can take over in January.

That's one way for us to get out of this mess and break the glass ceiling with one rock.

captain jack

(316 posts)
18. "Neither President Trump nor Vice President Pence had close contact with the individual." Too bad.
Fri Mar 20, 2020, 10:38 PM
Mar 2020

This thing should have started in the oval office. Perhaps then some tangible action would have been taken. I guess a virus can't catch a virus.

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