ORLANDO, Fla. — Vice President Mike Pence and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis were in Orlando on Wednesday, with part of their visit spent at one of the many restaurants shut down by the coronavirus pandemic.
What You Need To Know
- Vice President Mike Pence visited Florida business, tourism leaders
- Pence spoke 1-on-1 with Spectrum News about election, rebuilding
- RELATED: "Orlando is Struggling": Pence Hears From Tourism Industry
Spectrum News reporter Holly Gregory and photojournalist Jeff Joiner interviewed Pence, but not before they had their temperatures taken and went through a health screening.
Gregory asked the vice president how the wild card of COVID-19 would affect the re-election campaign of President Donald Trump, especially with so many suffering economically.
She also asked Pence what it would take to get tourism going again in states like Florida, whose economies rely so heavily on the industry.
Watch the full Spectrum News one-on-one interview in the video player above.