The Vice Presidential Debate Shouldn’t Have Happened (Column)
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variety.comCaroline Framke Chief TV CriticWhen asked directly about attending the Rose Garden event that has now been linked to dozens of COVID-19 diagnoses within the White House, with new ones reported every day, Vice President Mike Pence dodged to commend “the American people” on their ability to make good decisions.
But the question wasn’t about how the American people deal with the risk of contracting coronavirus. It was about Pence’s own decisions to flout scientific recommendations in order to attend events and photo ops that may have endangered the entire executive branch.
Nothing Pence said in the days afterward or during tonight’s debate assured “the American people” that he’s taken the precautions necessary to keep himself and those around.
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