What did Mike Pence claim about the pandemic on 16 Jun 2020?
Mike Pence, Vice President of the United States (Trump administration) ·
before we had a single coronavirus case in this country, this President shut down all travel from China.
The proclamation itself, signed January 31, 2020, opens by saying the United States already had confirmed cases, and it suspended entry only for some foreign nationals, exempting permanent residents and close family of citizens.
Proclamation 9984 of January 31, 2020 begins 'The United States has confirmed cases of individuals who have a severe acute respiratory illness caused by a novel (new) coronavirus', and its section 2 says the suspension 'shall not apply to' lawful permanent residents, spouses of U.S. citizens or permanent residents, and other listed groups (Federal Register, Vol. 85, No. 24).
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- Remarks to Winnebago Industries employees in Forest City, Iowa.
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