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Its a big weekend for President Donald Trump, as he will be holding his first rally since the U.S. began shutting down due to the COVID-19 pandemic. And ahead of the campaign event in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Trump and Vice President Mike Pence have made false claims about the coronavirus.

Trump sought to downplay the numbers associated with the impact of COVID-19 in the United States more than 2 million confirmed cases and nearly 120,000 lives lost by arguing that the soaring national count was simply the result of superior testing.

If you dont test, you dont have any cases, Trump said at a June 15 roundtable discussion at the White House. If we stopped testing right now, wed have very few cases, if any.

Its a talking point the administration is emphasizing. Pence repeated it during a phone call to Republican governors that evening, recommending they use the argument to quiet public concern about surging case tallies in some states. Its also a variation on a tweet the president sent earlier in the day.

With that in mind, PolitiFact wanted to dig deeper. We reached out to the White House for comment or clarification, but we never heard back. Independent researchers told us, though, that the presidents remarks are not only misleading theyre also counterproductive in terms of thinking through whats needed to combat the coronavirus pandemic.

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Vice President Mike Pences claim about Oklahoma flattening the coronavirus curve is false. The states daily COVID-19 caseload has risen consistently in June, and to levels higher than at any point in the pandemic. Get the facts

A recent viral TikTok video claims that the U.S. has already patented a cure for the novel coronavirus. The TikTok user even cites a legitimate patent that mentions coronavirus. One problem: Its for a different type of virus in birds. Its Not Legit. Watch the fact-check

Yes. According to the latest survey data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 19.7% of African Americans are in jobs where they could work at home. The fraction was even lower for Hispanics about 16%. The option to work at home was available to 30% of White people and 37% of Asians. Get the facts

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Vice President Mike Pence discusses President Trump's executive order on police reform.

The executive order on law enforcement reform that President Trump is set to sign on Tuesday is the opposite of "defund the police," a rallying cry for many protesters angered by the death of George Floyd, Vice President Mike Pence said Tuesday morning.

"The president will take decisive action," Pence said."He will sign an executive order that will set into motion new resources, new standards on the use of force, a way to be able to track when we see inappropriate use of force and also resources to encourage using other public officials like social workers in interaction with the public. ... We're not going to defund the police, quite the contrary."

GEORGE FLOYD PROTESTERS PUSH TO DEFUND THE POLICE: WHAT IT MEANS

Some say "defund the police"means diverting police department funding to alleviate poverty and therefore reducecrime, while others say it means abolishing police departments entirely.

AnACLU petitioncalling to "divest from the police" had more than 120,000 signatures as of Tuesday morning.

Protesters rally Wednesday, June 3, 2020, in Phoenix, demanding the Phoenix City Council defund the Phoenix Police Department. (AP Photo/Matt York)

"The most recent eruption of protests across the U.S. demanding justice for George Floyd, Dreasjon Reed, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, and countless other Black people who have been killed by police has laid bare what we've known for too long:The policing institutions in our country are deeply entrenched in racism and brutality, and we cannot allow it to continue," the petition reads.

Pence reiteratedthe Trump administration's stance on Floyd's death in police custody in Minneapolis.

"What happened to George Floyd in Minneapolis was a national tragedy and a disgrace," Pence said Tuesday.

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Vice President Mike Pence addressedPresident Trump's visit earlier this week to St. John's Episcopal Churchwhile appearing on Saturday's "Watters' World" for an exclusive interview, and he also slammed Democratic presidential nominee Joe Bidenfor not addressing the victims of the looting and rioting.

"We see in Joe Biden a willingness to align himself with people that are rioting on the streets, destroying the property and livelihoods, claiming the lives of innocent civilians and law enforcement officers, and yet not speaking a word on behalf of those that have been victims," Pence told host Jesse Watters. "It's all a part of the predictable, divisive politics of the American left."

Pence said Trump's church visitshowed that America would not tolerate violence during peaceful protests.

"What that said to me was that here in America, we will not tolerate burning churches, rioting and looting or taking advantage of what would otherwise be peaceful protests to pursue criminal aims," Pence said of the symbolism of the event.

The president and Attorney General William Barr received backlash for ordering law enforcement to forcefully move peaceful protesters in Lafayette Park for what critics called a "photo-op," using smoke canisters and pepper balls. It was later reported that it was Barr who ordered the protesters removed.Trump was also criticized for using the Bible as a "prop." The church's leaders had also spoken out against the president.

Pence also defended Trump against the criticism offormer Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, who blasted the president in a statement to The Atlantic this week,accusing him of dividing the country in the wake of George Floyd's death.

"Donald Trump is the first president in my lifetime who does not try to unite the American people -- does not even pretend to try," Mattis had said. "Instead he tries to divide us."

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The vice president said he hasn't spoken to Mattis but that the former defense secretaryis "wrong.""What this president has done in recent days is what every American expects a president to do in times of crisis," Pence told Watters. "And that is put the lives and the property and the liberty of every American first."

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1-on-1: VP Mike Pence thinks president's visit to church was important

Police cleared protesters so the president could make the walk.

Updated: 5:50 PM CDT Jun 2, 2020

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THE OFFICER SEEN ON VIDEO HOLDING HIS KNEE TO FLOYDS NECK FOR SEVERAL MINUTES HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH THIRD-DEGREE MURDER AND SECOND-DEGREE MANSLAUGHTER. THE THREE OTHER OFFICERS HAVE NOT BEEN CHARGED. TOYA: ONLY ON 12, A ONE-ON-ONE INTERVIEW WITH VICE PRESIDENT MIKE PENCE. CHANCES ARE YOUVE SEEN THE VIDEO OF THE PRESIDENT WALKING FROM THE WHITE HOUSE TO ST. JOHNS EPISCOPAL CHURCH I D.C., AND STOPPING TO HOLD UP A BIBLE. POLICE CLEARED PROTESTORS SO THE PRESIDENT COULD MAKE THE WALK. ADRIENNE PEDERSEN SPOKE WITH TO THE VICE PRESIDENT TODAY AND ASKED ABOUT THAT MOMENT. >> WHAT DID YOU THINK OF IT? >> THE NIGHT BEFORE LAST WHERE LITERALLY ONE OF THE OLDEST CHURCHES IN AMERICA WAS SET ABLAZE BY VIOLENT PROTESTORS W A REAL DISGRACE. IN FACT, WE HAD GRAFFITI SPRAY-PAINTED ON LINCOLN MEMORIAL AND OTHER NATIONAL MONUMENTS. THATS THE REASON WHY THE PRESIDENT DEPLOYED OUR NATIONAL GUARD AND OUR MILITARY TO SECURE NATIONS CAPITAL. THE AMERICAN PEOPLE EXPECT NOTHING LESS. THE PRESIDENT THOUGHT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO WALK OVER AND PAY HIS RESPECTS. >> THE BISHOP WAS UPSET HE DIDNT -- DIDNT STOP TO PRAY AND CLEARED PEACEFUL PROTESTORS WITH A PLIABLE. WOULD YOU HAVE DONE ANYTHII THI SINCE THEN I THOUGHT THE POL

1-on-1: VP Mike Pence thinks president's visit to church was important

Police cleared protesters so the president could make the walk.

Updated: 5:50 PM CDT Jun 2, 2020

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US Vice-President Mike Pence on Thursday, June 4, extended "sympathies and prayers" to the family and friends of George Floyd over his death. Calling Floyd's death as a "tragedy", the US Vice-President took to Twitter and stated that as the US President Donald Trump has assured, "Justice will be served".

George Floyds Memorial was held in Minneapolis on June 4 and wasthe first of a series of memorials that will take place in three cities over the span of six days. It was attended bycelebrities, musicians, and political leaders. Further, all those who hadparticipated stood in silence for 8 minutes and 46 seconds-- the length of the time the ex-police officer Derek Chauvin had his knee on Floyd's neck--in order to honor his memory.

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George Floyd's tragic death hasnot only angered millions across the world but it has also fueled a fresh wave of protests in various US states. Several protestors also converged outside the White Houseshouting "Black Lives Matter" and "I can't breathe". The focus of the protests is the alleged institutional bigotry and consequent brutalityin American police forces. Meanwhile, severalpolice squadsalso joined the protestors in order to express their stand against police brutality and racism.

Last week, as many as40 cities across the United States imposed curfews in response to the mass protests. According to international media reports, around 5,000 National Guard soldiers have been activated in 15 states, as well as in Washington DC, along with 2,000 other personnelwho are prepared to activate if needed. Meanwhile, over4,000 people across the US States have been arrested during the protests.

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George Floyd, a 46-year-old African American man, died in Minneapolis earlier last week. As per reports, Floyd was arrested by the local police for unspecified charges on May 26. A tussle is said to have broken out between George Floyd and the police officials, which resulted in Floyds death after being subdued for several minutes by an officer. In a video that went viral on the internet, the officer was seen pressing his knee against Floyd's neck who was seen gasping for air before turning motionless.

George Floyd's death has triggered mass unrest in various parts of the US. As per reports, police officer Derek Chauvin and three other officers - Thomas Lane, Tou Thao and J Alexander Kueng - were later fired by the Minneapolis Police Department. Chauvin has been charged with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter.

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