Kellyanne Conway Defends Pence’s Op-Ed Calling COVID-19 Second Wave Concerns ‘Overblown’
White House adviser Kellyanne Conway is speaking out to defend Vice President Mike Pence’s latest op-ed dismissing the idea of possibly a second wave of coronavirus. During an appearance on Fox News’ “America’s…
White House adviser Kellyanne Conway is speaking out to defend Vice President Mike Pence’s latest op-ed dismissing the idea of possibly a second wave of coronavirus.
During an appearance on Fox News’ “America’s Newsroom” Wednesday, Conway was asked about Pence’s portrayal of the coronavirus.
Host Sandra Smith recalled Pence’s dialogue in his Wall Street Journal piece titled, “There Isn’t a Coronavirus Second Wave.” Smith noted that Pence blasted the media for its reporting of the virus despite evidence of the number of cases surging in multiple states.
“In recent days, the media has taken to sounding the alarm bells over a ‘second wave’ of coronavirus infections,” Pence wrote. “Such panic is overblown.”
Smith described Pence’s op-ed as a “very rosy picture” of the ongoing pandemic.
“He’s painting a very rosy picture of what we are seeing and saying basically that the American public is being misled,” Smith said of Pence’s piece.
She went on to question whether or not Pence’s stance aligns with the observations and projections of the Coronavirus Task Force’s medical experts advising the White House.
“Is that, perhaps, too rosy a picture, and is that in line with medical professionals advising the White House?” Smith asked.