TAPPER: Pence was a close contact with Marc Short, who has tested positive for coronavirus, yet he& #39;s not quarantining. How is campaigning & #39;essential work& #39;? He& #39;s holding rallies that could be spreading the virus.

MARK MEADOWS: "Actually, he& #39;s not just campaigning. He& #39;s working."

MEADOWS: We& #39;re not going to control the pandemic

TAPPER: Why not?

M: Because it& #39;s a contagious virus

T: Why not make efforts to contain it?

M: What we need to do is make sure we have the proper mitigation factors to make sure people don& #39;t die

Mark Meadows is making very clear on CNN that the White House has given up trying to contain the coronavirus. Their only strategy at this point is praying for a vaccine.

Mark Meadows says Americans should follow CDC guidelines, but in the context of making a case that masks don& #39;t really work. Completely incoherent.

TAPPER: Why don& #39;t you ask people to wear masks at Trump rallies?

MEADOWS: We pass them out

T: They don& #39;t wear them!

M: Well, it& #39;s a free society. You& #39;re not wearing one right now, Jake

T: There& #39;s literally nobody in this room

Tapper to Mark Meadows: "Just yesterday, President Trump said & #39;we are rounding the corner & it& #39;s going away.& #39; Mark, it& #39;s not going away even in the WH! But beyond that, the US reported 83,000 new cases on Friday and Saturday. That& #39;s the 2 highest days of the entire pandemic."