Mike Pence and the Covid-infected employees: election campaign or quarantine?

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Mike Pence on an election campaign tour - until election day, November 3rd, the vice president wants to advertise the re-election of his boss every day, with appearances across the country.

And this despite the fact that five of his closest employees - including Chief of Staff Marc Short - have tested positive for the corona virus.

According to media reports, the White House initially refused to make the information public.

In a television interview, the White House chief of staff had to explain:

Jake Tapper, CNN presenter

"According to the guidelines of the health department, Vice President Pence would have to be quarantined for 14 days. The White House is trying to get around this by saying that he is doing essential work. Mark, how essential is a campaign tour? He's holding rallies. who could still spread the virus? "

Mark Meadows, White House Chief of Staff

"It's not that he's just campaigning, he's also working. For example, on a peace agreement with Sudan."

Also on the Vice President's to-do list: Conservative Judge Amy Coney Barrett's confirmation to the Supreme Court.

Because: The majority of Republicans are extremely scarce.

Should there be a stalemate in the vote, Pence's vote as President of the Senate would be decisive.

Mike Pence, US Vice President

"I'll make a prediction: Judge Amy Coney Barrett will become Amy Coney Barrett, Supreme Court Justice."

Pence had announced that he would chair the Senate of Barrett's vote in any case.

The Democrats are already suspecting the next possible Superspreader event:

Chuck Schumer, Democratic Minority Leader

"The Vice President, who was in close contact with five people infected with Covid, is ignoring the guidelines of the health authority and is putting the health of everyone who works here at risk. He is setting a devastating example for the American people. "

Mike Pence's boss sees it differently, of course.

When asked by a reporter whether the vice should stop traveling, Trump replied:

"You have to ask him that. He's fine, the crowds are great, everything by a margin, he's fine."

Mike Pence plans to appear in at least four other states this week;

after all, he tested negative for Covid on Sunday.

The sporty jogging to the plane should be another message in its own right: This is how people run who are in top shape.