Kamala Harris to campaign in Texas this week
When asked if he thinks Vice President Mike Pence should quarantine after being in close contact with his chief of staff Marc Short and others in his orbit who have tested positive for coronavirus in recent days, Trump campaign senior adviser Corey Lewandowski did not directly answer the question, saying he’s sure the vice president will “do what is necessary and what is appropriate.”
“I would make sure the vice president is taking all of the precautions necessary as he’s always done,” Lewandowski said in an interview on NBC on Sunday.
Lewandowski compared the situation to an incident two weeks ago where two people close to Democratic vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris’s campaign also tested positive, saying she took the necessary precautions.
Upon learning of the positive diagnoses, Harris cancelled a planned campaign trip and stayed off the trail for multiple days. Pence plans to proceed with his scheduled trip to North Carolina even though he was traveling with Short on Thursday and Friday.
Lewandowski said he had not spoken with Pence or his team within the past 24 hours.
The Trump aide also deflected when asked about the Washington Post’s report that the President privately told donors it will be “very tough” for Republicans to keep control of the Senate, namely because he refuses to support some senators.
Lewandowski said the President has been campaigning “aggressively” for Republican senators and believes keeping the majority in the chamber is important, pointing to his own trip to Arizona last week to fundraise for vulnerable GOP Sen. Martha McSally.
