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Christie 'Surprised' Pence Will Campaign After Aides Test Positive For COVID-19
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said Sunday that he was “surprised” Vice President Mike Pence planned to continue campaigning after at least five of his aides — including his chief of staff — reportedly tested positive for COVID-19 in recent days.
“I think everybody’s got to put the health of the people they’re going to be in touch with first,” Christie told ABC’s “This Week.” He added: “You got to keep yourself away from everybody, and I’m a little bit surprised.”
Christie was hospitalized for the coronavirus earlier this month after attending a White House event and helping President Donald Trump prepare for his first debate.
“Everybody’s gotta put the health of the people they’re going to be in touch with first,” Chris Christie says, adding he’s “surprised” Vice President Pence still plans to be on the campaign trail, despite two of his top aides testing positive for COVID-19. https://t.co/Y1JYRz9qiRpic.twitter.com/xYcSmaOgLy
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) October 25, 2020
Pence chief of staff Marc Short and political aide Marty Obst both recently tested positive for the virus, according to The New York Times and CNN. Three other staffers tested positive earlier in the week, The Times reported, citing an anonymous source.
Pence as of Sunday afternoon was still scheduled to appear at a campaign event in North Carolina later in the day.
“While Vice President Pence is considered a close contact with Mr. Short, in consultation with the White House Medical Unit, the vice president will maintain his schedule in accordance with the CDC guidelines for essential personnel,” Pence spokesman Devin O’Malley said in a statement.
White House chief of staff Mark Meadows expanded on the rationale on CNN’s “State of the Union” Sunday. He said Pence was considered “essential personnel” and was therefore exempt from having to quarantine for 14 days under the Centers for Disease Control and...
