On Tuesday, the United States of America's Vice President Mike Pence toured the Mayo Clinic, which is located in Rochester, Minnesota without wearing a mask, even after he was advised to put one.
He visited the Mayo clinic with around ten people, and only Mike Pence was seen without the mask. Apart from him, all the visitors and patients were wearing the masks.
Mike Pence leads President Donald Trump's coronavirus task force.
The video of his visit to the clinic went viral on the Internet and people criticised Pence for reckless behaviour.
The clinic said in a Twitter post that it had informed Pence of its policy mandating masks before he toured the facility. However, the tweet was deleted within half an hour after posting.
When Pence was asked about this, he said, "As vice president of the United States, I'm tested for the coronavirus on a regular basis, and everyone who is around me is tested for the coronavirus," Pence said.
He visited the Mayo clinic with around ten people, and only Mike Pence was seen without the mask. Apart from him, all the visitors and patients were wearing the masks.
Mike Pence leads President Donald Trump's coronavirus task force.
The video of his visit to the clinic went viral on the Internet and people criticised Pence for reckless behaviour.
The clinic said in a Twitter post that it had informed Pence of its policy mandating masks before he toured the facility. However, the tweet was deleted within half an hour after posting.
When Pence was asked about this, he said, "As vice president of the United States, I'm tested for the coronavirus on a regular basis, and everyone who is around me is tested for the coronavirus," Pence said.