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According to reporting by RealVail.com, a Vail, Colorado news outlet, Vice President Mike Pence is celebrating the holidays in the wealthy ski town. His frivolity is not the experience of many of those living in the United States—especially those struggling as they wait for the government to move toward a deal on a COVID relief bill that has stalled because of President Donald Trump.
On December 18, Pence received the first of two shots of the coronavirus vaccine. But until he has received his second the vaccination process is not complete. As of today, there have been over 19 million cases, with more than 200,000 reported yesterday.
Vail, Colorado is famously “tony,” a small ski town with a median income over $80,000. Gerald Ford, a fan of hitting the slopes, went to the valley often. It was dubbed, during his tenure, the “Western White House.
So while millions of Americans worry about how they will feed their families or make rent, Mike Pence is skiing. Trump, meanwhile, is golfing.
NBC News confirms that Vice President Mike Pence is currently vacationing in Vail, CO, having arrived earlier this week, and is set to fly out of the local airport after New Year's. Pence's office has not commented on his location.https://t.co/ZadRL78i3D — Amanda Golden (@amandawgolden) December 27, 2020
Pence has still not commented on or confirmed his current location.
commrade314 on December 27th, 2020 at 23:50 UTC »
Mike Pence, the head of the whitehouse covid pandemic task force, spent christmas enjoying a ski vacation not just AWOL from his job but in direct contradiction to covid guidelines. Meanwhile, the virus is surging to unprecedented levels, overwhelming hospitals, killing thousands needlessly, and the covid unemployment relief funds expire. Merry christmas from mike pence.
natur_al on December 27th, 2020 at 22:23 UTC »
Does mother let him ski? The way people’s hips sway back and forth seem pretty racy.
billthomson on December 27th, 2020 at 22:20 UTC »
Trump Golfs. Pence Skis. The country suffers. And the Republicans seem happy with this.