An aide to Vice President and Coronavirus Warrior Mike Pence has tested positive according to a senior administration official. A spokeswoman for Pence did not answer questions.
Pence was scheduled to travel to Des Moines, Iowa, Friday morning, but his departure from Andrews Air Force Base was delayed by nearly an hour as staff dealt with news of the diagnosis. Reporters traveling with Pence said several staffers disembarked from Air Force Two at the last minute, prior to takeoff.
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