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Kamala Harris And Mike Pence To Be Separated By Plexiglass During Debate

Harris and Pence have tested negative recently, but several White House aides and GOP allies, including three senators, have tested positive for COVID-19.
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WILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) - Vice President Mike Pence and Democratic challenger Kamala Harris will be separated by a plexiglass barrier during their debate on Wednesday, a source familiar with the matter said, in an effort to lower the risk of coronavirus transmission.

The debate, the only one scheduled between the vice presidential candidates, is scheduled for Salt Lake City, six days after President Donald Trump announced he had contracted the virus.

The Commission on Presidential Debates, which oversees the debate, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

In a statement, Pence’s spokeswoman, Katie Miller, said: “If Senator Harris wants to use a fortress around herself, have at it.”

In response, Sabrina Singh, a spokeswoman for Harris, wrote on Twitter: “Interesting that @VPComDir Katie Miller mocks our wanting a plexiglass barrier on the debate stage, when her own boss is supposedly in charge of the COVID-19 task force and should be advocating for this too.”

Miller contracted COVID-19 in the spring.

 

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Vice Presidents Through The Years
Joe Biden (D)(01 of19)
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Presidency: Barack ObamaServed from: 2009 to presentSource: U.S. Senate (credit:Getty Images)
Dick Cheney (R)(02 of19)
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Presidency: George W. BushServed from: 2001-2009Source: U.S. Senate (credit:Getty Images)
Al Gore (D)(03 of19)
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Presidency: Bill ClintonServed from: 1993-2001Source: U.S. Senate (credit:AP)
Dan Quayle (R)(04 of19)
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Presidency: George H.W. BushServed from: 1989-1993Source: U.S. Senate (credit:AP)
George H.W. Bush (R)(05 of19)
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Presidency: Ronald ReaganServed from: 1981-1989Source: U.S. Senate (credit:AP)
Walter Mondale (D)(06 of19)
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Presidency: Jimmy CarterServed from: 1977-1981Source: U.S. Senate (credit:AP)
Nelson Rockefeller (R)(07 of19)
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Presidency: Gerald FordServed from: 1974-1977Source: U.S. Senate (credit:AP)
Gerald Ford (R)(08 of19)
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Presidency: Richard NixonServed from: 1973-1974. Succeeded to the presidency on Aug. 9, 1974.Source: U.S. Senate (credit:AP)
Spiro Agnew (R)(09 of19)
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Presidency: Richard NixonServed from: 1969-1973. Resigned on Oct. 10, 1973.Source: U.S. Senate (credit:AP)
Hubert H. Humphrey (D)(10 of19)
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Presidency: Lyndon B. JohnsonServed from: 1965-1969Source: U.S. Senate (credit:AP)
Lyndon B. Johnson (D)(11 of19)
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Presidency: John F. Kennedy Served from: 1961-1963. Succeeded to presidency on Nov. 22, 1963.Source: U.S. Senate (credit:AP)
Richard Nixon (R)(12 of19)
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Presidency: Dwight D. EisenhowerServed from: 1953-1961Source: U.S. Senate (credit:AP)
Alben Barkley (D)(13 of19)
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Presidency: Harry S. TrumanServed from: 1949-1953Source: U.S. Senate (credit:AP)
Harry Truman (D)(14 of19)
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Presidency: Franklin D. RooseveltServed in: 1945. Succeeded to presidency on April 12, 1945.Source: U.S. Senate (credit:AP)
Henry A. Wallace (D)(15 of19)
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Presidency: Franklin D. RooseveltServed from: 1941-1945Source: U.S. Senate (credit:AP)
John Nance Garner (D)(16 of19)
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Presidency: Franklin D. RooseveltServed from: 1933-1941Source: U.S. Senate (credit:Getty Images)
Charles Curtis (R)(17 of19)
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Presidency: Herbert HooverServed from: 1929-1933Source: U.S. Senate (credit:AP)
Charles Dawes (R)(18 of19)
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Presidency: Calvin CoolidgeServed from: 1925-1929Source: U.S. Senate (credit:AP)
Calvin Coolidge (R)(19 of19)
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Presidency: Warren G. HardingServed from: 1921-1923. Succeeded to presidency on Aug. 3, 1923.Source: U.S. Senate (credit:AP)
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