The coronavirus outbreak is demonstrating in life and death terms just how dangerous it is when an administration uses lies and misinformation to govern.
Pence’s record on handling public health issues, emergencies and deadly disease outbreaks is not a good one. While serving as governor of Indiana, Pence passed several anti-abortion bills that may have put women’s lives at risk. He also advocated for conversion therapy in a twisted vision to rid people of their homosexuality. He has been at the forefront of trying to get rid of ObamaCare, which would strip millions of Americans of their health care, and in the past he declared that smoking doesn’t kill.