Fearing coronavirus, Pelosi bans Mnuchin from her office

By Susan Ferrechio

Published October 8, 2020 4:56pm ET

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Fearing coronavirus, Pelosi bans Mnuchin from her office — Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin leads a meeting of the Financial Stability Oversight Council, Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018, at the Treasury Department in Washington. | (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday she won’t allow Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin near her Capitol office due to the threat that he has contracted the coronavirus, which has spread through the White House in the past week.

“He’s not coming to my office,” Pelosi told reporters who asked about the next round of negotiations with Mnuchin over federal coronavirus aid. “I’ll see you on the phone.”

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