You'd hope so, but then we have this: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/27/us/politics/us-coronavirus-pence.html https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/27/us/politics/us

You'd hope so, but then we have this: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/27/us/politics/us-coronavirus-pence.html https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/27/us/politics/us-coronaviru... tl;dr- "directing them to coordinate all statements and public appearances with the office of Vice President Mike Pence"