The White House remained on the defensive Monday about Vice President Kamala Harris, who had been deemed a close contact for COVID-19, appearing unmasked last week during the confirmation of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court.
White House press secretary Jen Psaki noted that both Harris and President Joe Biden had tested negative for the virus in the past 24 hours. She said the historic occasion on Friday contributed to Harris being unmasked.
“She was playing an important role in confirming or overseeing the confirmation of the first black woman to the Supreme Court,” Psaki said.“In fact, the vice president wore a mask inside today when she was both with the president, with her staff, other people. She was outside at the event,” Psaki said Friday. “She was socially distanced for 99.9% of the event today. And she had an emotional moment, which is understandable.
Rallies for former President Donald Trump were described as “superspreader” events. Black Lives Matter protests were deemed safe.
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