Vice President Mike Pence is coming to SC. Here’s where he’s going
Vice President Mike Pence and his wife Karen Pence will be visiting Columbia and Charleston Tuesday, according to an advisory from the Office of the Vice President.
Pence will begin his trip with a stop at the University of South Carolina. There, he and the second lady will meet with S.C. Gov. Henry McMaster and wife Peggy McMaster.
McMaster and Pence are expected to talk about combating the spread of the coronavirus.
South Carolina has become a world hot spot for COVID-19, according to an analysis of World Health Organization and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data. Last week, the state surpassed 1,000 deaths as it saw record numbers of people testing positive for COVID-19.
After the discussion about the coronavirus, both the vice president and his wife will hold a discussion on safely reopening schools in Columbia, something both national and state leaders have pushed for.
Last week, McMaster held a press conference where he urged schools to reopen for in person classes five days a week in the fall. His calls drew criticism from teachers’ groups across the state, who said the plan is “irresponsible and dangerous.”
After speaking in Columbia, the Pences will travel to Charleston, where they will participate in a campaign event with S.C. Rep. Nancy Mace. Mace, a Berkeley County Republican, is challenging Democratic U.S. Rep. Joe Cunningham in the state’s Lowcountry congressional seat. Cunningham wrested the 1st District from Republican control in 2018 for the first time in decades.
Mace won an endorsement from President Donald Trump shortly after she won the Republican primary in June. The event will be the first time the White House has campaigned alongside her since. Mace worked for Trump’s 2016 campaign.
