Vice President Mike Pence wears coronavirus mask at General Motors plant after criticism for Mayo Clinic visit

But Pence’s wife, Karen, on Thursday said during a Fox News interview that he only learned of the mask policy after he left the clinic Tuesday.

“As our medical experts have told us wearing a mask prevents you from spreading the disease and knowing that he doesn’t have COVID-19, he didn’t wear one,” Karen Pence said on “Fox Friends.”

But the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in guidance issued in early April, says, “You could spread COVID-19 to others even if you do not feel sick.”

“Everyone should wear a cloth face cover when they have to go out in public, for example to the grocery store or to pick up other necessities,” the CDC says in its guidelines.

Others have criticized Pence for possibly putting other people at risk, and at the least not acting like a good role model, during his visit to the Mayo Clinic.

Jamie Gulley, president of the SEIU Healthcare Minnesota union, which represents thousands of Mayo Clinic workers, in a statement said, “When Vice President Mike Pence ignores the safety policy and refuses to wear a face mask, he insults the hard work and sacrifice of all healthcare workers. “

“Worse, he puts them, their patients, and their families at risk,” Gulley said.

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