Pence’s Wife Defends Him Not Wearing a Mask During Mayo Clinic Visit

Second Lady 👤Karen Pence is defending her husband, Vice President Mike Pence, following the criticism he faced after visiting the Mayo Clinic.

During an appearance on “Fox & Friends” on Thursday, 👤Karen Pence was asked why her husband did not wear a mask while touring the medical facility.

Since the vice president doesn’t have the coronavirus, there was no reason for a mask, the second lady said.

“As our medical experts have told us, wearing a mask prevents you from spreading disease. And knowing he doesn’t have COVID-19, he didn’t wear one,” she explained.

She also claims her husband had not been made aware of the Mayo Clinic mask policy — which requires all visitors to cover their face while inside — until after he left the facility.

👤Karen Pence continued, “It was actually after he left Mayo Clinic that he found out they had a policy of asking everyone to wear a mask.”

The second lady went on to defend her husband, saying, “So someone who’s worked on this whole task force for over two months is not someone who would have done anything to offend anyone or hurt anyone or scare anyone.”

The clinic tweeted of Pence’s visit, “Mayo Clinic had informed @VP of the masking policy prior to his arrival today,” but it was then deleted. According to