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(6,839 posts) Tue Apr 28, 2020, 03:08 PM Apr 2020

VP Mike Pence tours Mayo Clinic without coronavirus mask even though he was told to wear one [View all]

Source: CNBC

Vice President Mike Pence on Tuesday toured the Mayo Clinic without wearing a mask despite that renowned medical facility telling him that masks are required for visitors there.

Video from a journalist pool camera at the Mayo Clinic at one point shows that 10 people in the area around Pence, including a patient, were wearing masks and personal protective equipment.

Pence leads President Donald Trump’s coronavirus task force.

The Mayo Clinic, which is located in Rochester, Minn., is requiring all patients, visitors and staff to wear a face covering or mask to slow the spread of Covid-19. It said in a Twitter post that it had informed Pence of its policy mandating mask before he toured the facility.

Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2020/04/28/coronavirus-mike-pence-tours-mayo-clinic-without-mask.html?__source=twitter%7Cpolitics

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VP Mike Pence tours Mayo Clinic without coronavirus mask even though he was told to wear one [View all] Mrs. Overall Apr 2020 OP

📣KarmA, if you are listening... SheltieLover Apr 2020 #1

That was brilliant! K&R ffr Apr 2020 #48

+1000. nt iluvtennis Apr 2020 #89

Thank you. SheltieLover Apr 2020 #105

Should have given option of a pint of Clorox or a mask. olegramps Apr 2020 #96

Yep Rebl2 Apr 2020 #104

+1000 SheltieLover Apr 2020 #106

After thinking about it, it really is working out to our advantage of exposing this ass. olegramps Apr 2020 #117

Of course they will SheltieLover Apr 2020 #118

Why did they allow him in? They should have told him put the mask on or stay out. NYC Liberal Apr 2020 #2

That's what I'd like to know. LuvNewcastle Apr 2020 #17

Maybe they want Karma to kick in. chowder66 Apr 2020 #72

This is actually a job for Nemesis, but point taken Warpy Apr 2020 #91

Me three! SheltieLover Apr 2020 #80

I would like to know the whole story Lulu KC Apr 2020 #108

I agree! SheltieLover Apr 2020 #109

exactly...fuck 'im... dhill926 Apr 2020 #30

/ This Snackshack Apr 2020 #34

Exactly! Arrogant asshole! Maybe they should have walked him into an active Covid-19 ICU...... usaf-vet Apr 2020 #37

Exactly. ananda Apr 2020 #46

Because Secret Service Aviation Pro Apr 2020 #55

Secret Service would have been filmed moving this little white haired woman while TNNurse Apr 2020 #82

They're charged with protecting the safety of their primary. I'm surprised Volaris Apr 2020 #90

Secret Service can't force them to let him in. NYC Liberal Apr 2020 #101

This! Why does no one tell Pence or his boss that the rules DO apply to them? catrose Apr 2020 #62

I agree completely. NoRoadUntravelled Apr 2020 #68

Mayo Clinic Forced To Delete Tweet Telling Pence He Had To Wear A Mask riversedge Apr 2020 #76

Quarantine him for 14 days cp Apr 2020 #3

Perhaps They Just Don't Like Him, Ma'am The Magistrate Apr 2020 #4

Pentecostal Pence is a vile creature. gademocrat7 Apr 2020 #5

You can't remain in this administration unless you can demonstrate that you're an asshole. truthisfreedom Apr 2020 #6

Question: madamesilverspurs Apr 2020 #7

Because we're still awaiting that brave voice, like the Boston lawyer that said to Joe McCarthy Submariner Apr 2020 #58

He is as arrogant as Scarsdale Apr 2020 #8

Mother will put him in the basement. nt DURHAM D Apr 2020 #9

The Man Only Dreams He Has Such Overt Satisfaction Of His Fetishistic Yearnings, Sir The Magistrate Apr 2020 #38

Betcha His Lardship told him never to wear a mask in public The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2020 #10

I betcha. Yup. LizBeth Apr 2020 #21

I think this is a recurring problem ThoughtCriminal Apr 2020 #11

this is exactly what I thought of too. /nt IcyPeas Apr 2020 #16

That was my first thought. murielm99 Apr 2020 #19

Maybe he thought... ThoughtCriminal Apr 2020 #29

Darn, you beat me to it. grumpyduck Apr 2020 #36

To quote Jim from Blazing Saddles, "These are people of the land. The common clay of the new West." csziggy Apr 2020 #95

Pence was installed by Vlad Putin through Manafort .... he is a clusterfuck Botany Apr 2020 #12

THIS! OMGWTF Apr 2020 #67

So maybe Mayo gets federal funding, and if they don't let that veep LOSER in, they lose $$ Leghorn21 Apr 2020 #13

Yes! The pink socks are the best part of this photo! Mrs. Overall Apr 2020 #20

Same, the man with the pink socks rocks it! appalachiablue Apr 2020 #97

Why did Mayo Clinic delete the tweet that says he was told to wear it? OrlandoDem2 Apr 2020 #14

Answer to prayer? n/t rustysgurl Apr 2020 #15

Extreme vanity. milestogo Apr 2020 #18

He's begging for it, maybe he'll get it. onecaliberal Apr 2020 #22

Throw his stupid ass out then. AtheistCrusader Apr 2020 #23

No need for mask... He's been dead inside since he agreed to be Trump's running mate IcyPeas Apr 2020 #24

Mayo clinic tweet says they informed Pence of mask policy, tweet now deleted ramblin_dave Apr 2020 #25

He is bathed in the blood of Jesus....don't need no stinking mask ashredux Apr 2020 #26

Maybe he'll be exposed and take it back to the Oval Office... NurseJackie Apr 2020 #27

What I was thinking. docgee Apr 2020 #111

He's like Ted Baxter. LisaM Apr 2020 #28

I'd be willing to bet that he's already been immunized indyblue Apr 2020 #31

Pro-life my ass. liberalmuse Apr 2020 #32

Lol Faux pas Apr 2020 #33

Stands out like a sore dumb budkin Apr 2020 #35

Arrogant and stupid. Typical self-styled christian dominionist. 'God protects me from viruses.' Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2020 #39

Either stupidity or the confidence of a man in possession of a vaccine. n/t TheFourthMind Apr 2020 #40

Pence is not worried. There has not been even ONE single case of this virus infecting a FailureToCommunicate Apr 2020 #41

The others present don't want to smell his stench. TheCowsCameHome Apr 2020 #42

Breathtaking arrogance. But I guess when you've been installed by the highest authority... Hekate Apr 2020 #43

Ah, memories. Grokenstein Apr 2020 #44

good lord.... is this man on drugs???? Chakaconcarne Apr 2020 #49

I bet he has a bumper sticker that reads "Jesus is my PPE.". nt Guy Whitey Corngood Apr 2020 #45

MSM will you ask? bluestarone Apr 2020 #47

Mike Pence is sixty years old. OneCrazyDiamond Apr 2020 #50

the dumbass thinks its for his own protection so he wants to act brave, they should kick his yaesu Apr 2020 #51

Yep, THAT'S setting the old example, isn't it?! PatrickforO Apr 2020 #52

Old Nursing Supervisor here. TNNurse Apr 2020 #53

I would have expected better from Mayo. 3catwoman3 Apr 2020 #59

I am still furious. TNNurse Apr 2020 #69

"What they hell were they thinking???" My SWAG... WePurrsevere Apr 2020 #78

What an asshole n/t Kitchari Apr 2020 #54

Should have found an administrator with some balls to shut that shit Down! flying_wahini Apr 2020 #56

I would have done it in a heart beat. TNNurse Apr 2020 #57

There could be a simpler explanation for Pence IronLionZion Apr 2020 #60

I have to agree with two other posters on here. llmart Apr 2020 #61

In that preacher voice from Blazing Saddles: maddogesq Apr 2020 #63

Until people stand up to this administration and force them to admit they are not gods NoRoadUntravelled Apr 2020 #64

At the risk of alarming the trolls over at Discussionist Vogon_Glory Apr 2020 #65

Look at this assholes tie, just like Dotard's. Evil bastard. Pepsidog Apr 2020 #66

If he is trying to play Christian, it won't work. tavernier Apr 2020 #70

Self entitled asshole SammyWinstonJack Apr 2020 #71

He looks like such a fool. This is gonna be a meme. McCamy Taylor Apr 2020 #73

Pence and Trump Are Leading By Example Nitrogenica Apr 2020 #74

thet should have filmed him being tossed out on his ass rdking647 Apr 2020 #75

He is covered by the blood of Jesus rhiannon55 Apr 2020 #77

Forgive me, but goddamn these people... forgotmylogin Apr 2020 #79

Everybody is wearing a mask except for him. LisaL Apr 2020 #81

Ain't he special. NCjack Apr 2020 #83

It's because he is a complete dick JDC Apr 2020 #84

Consider this. Secret Service had to be there. LiberalFighter Apr 2020 #85

Arrogant motherfucker Ferrets are Cool Apr 2020 #86

I hope they set out a petri dish of COVID-19 with a "Do Not Touch" sign on it Blue Owl Apr 2020 #87

Warshed in th' bluud ... Jopin Klobe Apr 2020 #88

What an asshole. catbyte Apr 2020 #92

OMG what an ass. But he has to support Shitler's refusal to wear masks, so... SunSeeker Apr 2020 #93

I wrote an electronic message to Mayo. scarletwoman Apr 2020 #94

Done n/t Lulu KC Apr 2020 #110

Don't worry, Jesus is his face mask. tclambert Apr 2020 #98

He endangered everyone in there!! Talitha Apr 2020 #99

So the fucking "dark artist enabler" goes to the Mayo Clinic to show this bullshit for all of the turbinetree Apr 2020 #100

Everything of the Trump/Repugs Administration in one photo stuffmatters Apr 2020 #102

white satan said he gets tested every week, is neg. and he wants to be able to look into people's niyad Apr 2020 #103

Why does stupid win elections? jimlup Apr 2020 #107

Jesus is his vaccine. Capt. America Apr 2020 #112

It looks like the hospital isolated him from their patients. JustABozoOnThisBus Apr 2020 #113

Pence is asking for it.. like he wants Cha Apr 2020 #114

He should just wear knee pads and one of those S&M masks captain queeg Apr 2020 #115

Pence wouldn't have guts enough to do this on his own. Paladin Apr 2020 #116

Just keep in mind, the line of succession... WestLosAngelesGal Apr 2020 #119