New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez claimed Vice President Mike Pence “doesn’t believe in science” after he declined to wear a mask during his Tuesday visit to the Mayo Clinic.

The freshman Democrat claimed the visit was evidence that backed up her warning in February that Pence shouldn’t be in charge of the response to the coronavirus.

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