Coronavirus czar Mike Pence is now apparently bundling tweets praising his, Trump's coronavirus response

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published 3 March 2020

Those lucky enough to be on the White House's email list got a special press release from Vice President Mike Pence's office on Monday night. The entire statement is a collection of tweets from Republican politicians saying nice things about how President Trump and Pence, whom Trump put in charge of the U.S. coronavirus response effort, are doing in their effort to respond to the growing coronavirus outbreak.

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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.

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