Pence following through with visit to Dallas church as pandemic rages

[TexasTowelie]

by Patrick Svitek, Texas Tribune


Vice President Mike Pence is moving forward with a trip to Texas on Sunday as the state rushes to respond to a coronavirus surge.

For over a week, Pence has been scheduled to speak at First Baptist Dallas, a church led by Pastor Robert Jeffress, an enthusiastic supporter of President Donald Trump. But the coronavirus situation in Texas has deteriorated quickly in recent days, and Pence indicated Friday that his Texas visit will at least partially focus on the outbreak now.

Pence, who chairs the White House coronavirus task force, said during a briefing that he will bring another task force member, Dr. Deborah Birx, to Texas on Sunday as part of a tour of hotspot states "to get a ground report." Pence's office announced later Friday that Pence will meet with Gov. Greg Abbott and his "healthcare team" following the church appearance.

The briefing in Washington came just a few hours after Abbott announced his most significant action yet to address the growing outbreak in Texas, closing bars and reducing restaurant capacity to 50%, among other things. Pence said Abbott was among the governors that he has spoken to in the last 12 hours.

Read more: https://www.texastribune.org/2020/06/26/mike-pence-visit-texas-dallas-church-coronavirus/

[LeftInTX]

1. Gross!!!

[sheshe2]

2. Let us pray.

[gademocrat7]

3. Reckless and disgusting.

[BigMin28]

4. Robert Jeffress is no christian

He's an evil little POS. Just up Pence's alley.

[lark]

5. Karma do your thing! n.t.