Here’s why Mike Pence is the worst person to put in charge of the coronavirus task force
Posted on AllSides February 26th, 2020
From The Left
On Wednesday, President Donald Trump announced that he was putting Vice President Mike Pence in charge of the task force to combat the coronavirus pandemic, touting him as a former governor experienced with health care.
In reality, though, Pence’s record on health care policy is extremely checkered — and his fitness to lead up such a task force is questionable.
When Pence was governor of Indiana, he oversaw an entirely preventable AIDS disaster in Scott County. Pence dragged his feet on implementing a recommended needle exchange program, out of a...