Spokesman says Pence is 'not in quarantine,' tests negative for coronavirus 'every single day'

Mike Pence.
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An administration official told The Associated Press on Sunday that Vice President Mike Pence is "self isolating" after his press secretary, Katie Miller, tested positive for the coronavirus last week, but his spokesman pushed back against the report.

Pence is "not in quarantine," spokesman Devin O'Malley said. "Additionally, Vice President Pence has tested negative every single day and plans to be at the White House tomorrow."

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Catherine Garcia is night editor for TheWeek.com. Her writing and reporting has appeared in Entertainment Weekly and EW.com, The New York Times, The Book of Jezebel, and other publications. A Southern California native, Catherine is a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.