Akira Neverest

Vice President Mike Pence campaigned on Sunday despite a COVID-19 outbreak among his aides and President Donald Trump claimed progress .The White House cited Pence’s status as an ‘essential worker’ as justification for his campaign travel despite exposure to his chief of staff, who tested positive on Saturday.The United States in the past two days has registered its highest number of new COVID-19 cases – about 84,000 on Friday and about 79,900 on Saturday.

White House cited Pence's status as an 'essential worker' as justification for his campaign travel.