Pence, who was likely ordered by Donald Trump to not wear a mask, explained his stance later: he wanted to look the patients "in the eye". The clinic caved and allowed Pence to tour the clinic anyway. A tweet was posted by the clinic stating that Pence had been told in advance about the policy. (That tweet was soon deleted.)
The Mayo Clinic's reversal of its no-exceptions policy was a cowardly concession to someone who does not give a shit about the consequences of his behaviour and is part of a group actively working to deliberately disrupt the medical community's heroic efforts. The clinic willingly put its patients at further risk and disrespected its own doctors, nurses, and other professionals, who are risking infection (and possibly death) every single day, because it was afraid to insist that Pence follow the rules like everyone else.
Not The Onion https://t.co/sOW4U7uXtQ pic.twitter.com/MODRPVMOmp— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) April 28, 2020
— Matt Cissna (@CissnaMatthew) April 28, 2020
The workers he wanted to look in the eye HAD MASKS ON— Sean Rohead (@SeanRohead) April 29, 2020
I had no idea Trump's blithering idiocy was this contagious.— Chris Csernica (@chris_csernica) April 29, 2020
I was at COSTCO the other day and the lady at the door refused to let a guy in that didn't have a mask. Big arguement ensued. But she held her ground. A lesson for the folks at Mayo Clinic.— James Lledo (@jlledo06) April 28, 2020
“In the West Wing, Trump often belittles Pence in front of others. ‘Pence lives in mortal fear of being booted off the ticket. Trump constantly reminds Mike that he almost didn’t choose him.’” https://t.co/oC4d0ToxNH— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) April 29, 2020
Pence refused to wear one of those white masks, but I’ll bet he’s worn one of those white hoods before. @VP— NoelCaslerComedy (@CaslerNoel) April 29, 2020
— Paul Leigh (@Pleightx) April 29, 2020
This is why this shit with VP Pence and all the white nationalist rallies is so infuriating. White supremacy is a race to innocence for obedient whites and criminalization and death for Black folks, Indigenous people, POC, and poor folks. Thanks @brossonsselves #generalstrike pic.twitter.com/KpoRcCyw3t— David Chávez (@2NoChavez) April 29, 2020
VP Pence does not wear a mask during Tuesday’s visit to the Mayo Clinic, which is requiring all patients and visitors to wear a face covering or mask in effort to slow the spread of coronavirus. pic.twitter.com/qIddFN9UTW— NBC News (@NBCNews) April 28, 2020
Former head nurse of an isolation & infectious diseases unit, here When a visitor ( or doctor) refuses to don appropriate ppe, one stands in their way and HANDS it to them, then insists they wear it as a role model to others who are watching. Did this many times.— Margaret C. Searing (@MCSearing) April 28, 2020
Guess Mayo Clinic needs to clarify that their policy doesn’t apply to politicians doing photo ops! I expected shameful behavior from Trump/Pence but Mayo Clinic too scared to protect their patients, staff and their families breaks my heart. Sad day for Mayo Clinic. pic.twitter.com/s9XwBm3WMg— QuarkyTea (@quarkytea) April 28, 2020
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Hinterland report:
* Hardware store Brooks Maine--everyone wearing a mask, distance tape on floor in front of register.
* Grocery store Brooks Maine, 100yards from the hardware--no one wearing a mask, no one keeping their distance, everyone bumping butts in the narrow aisles.
* Health Center Brooks Maine--you're examined in the parking lot by masked and goggled staff after calling the office and answering a bunch of Covid-19 related questions.
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