On Wednesday, Vice President Mike Pence thanked food supply workers and truck drivers for keeping America running during the coronavirus outbreak.
‘I had to come out and see a truck driver’
Pence delivered his personal thank you at the Walmart distribution warehouse center in Gordonsville, Virginia. During his visit, he spoke with Earnest Allen, a delivery truck driver for Walmart Transportation who continues to deliver products and food in this pandemic.
On behalf of a grateful Nation, thank you to all of the members of @Walmart Distribution Center Team 7016. We know you’re on the frontlines & the way every one of you is rolling your sleeves up & doing the work shows a lot about the way you love your neighbors & your Country. pic.twitter.com/dB86cojHry
— Mike Pence (@Mike_Pence) April 1, 2020
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“I had to come out and see a truck driver,” Pence said. “You guys are burning up miles every day making sure the American people have food, supplies.”
The vice president also spent time with forklift workers still working in the center during this crisis and thanked them for doing what they can to help Americans in this tense national moment.
“I like that hat,” Pence said to one man wearing a camouflage Trump hat.
.@VP thanking workers –> "We’re grateful for our farmers.
We’re grateful for our grocery store operators.
We’re grateful for Walmart.
Here’s to that day in the future when we put the Coronavirus in the past and come back stronger than ever before."https://t.co/lePimmT1Tk
— Erin Perrine (@ErinMPerrine) April 1, 2020
‘Every day you come here, you’re making a difference for America’
The vice president also made comments to workers over the distribution center’s factory wide intercom system.
“The fact that you’re showing up every day – rolling your sleeves up and doing the work – it shows you love your neighbor and you love your country,” Pence said. “Every day you come here, you’re making a difference for America.”
The effort to combat the Coronavirus at the government level has been matched by companies around the Country like @Walmart where men and women are working around the clock to keep food on the table and get Americans the supplies they need. pic.twitter.com/7tIm69LDNL
— Mike Pence (@Mike_Pence) April 1, 2020
The vice president thanked the workers for serving on the “front line” in the fight against coronavirus, by helping Americans still get food.
“We’re grateful for our farmers,” he said. “We’re grateful for our grocery store operators. We’re grateful for Walmart.”
In Gordonsville, Virginia, VP @Mike_Pence thanks the hardworking team at a @Walmart distribution center for keeping the supply chain rolling. "Thank you for what you're doing, & just know you are making a difference for America & the American people." ?? pic.twitter.com/r8sE32OftK
— Jon Thompson (@JonThompsonDC) April 1, 2020
Pence Eager to Get This Crisis Behind Us
Pence also said he was looking forward to the day when this crisis would be behind us.
“Here’s to that day in the future when we put the coronavirus in the past and come back stronger than ever before,” he said. “When that day comes, you’ll know right here at 1716 that you did your part.”
"We're grateful to @Walmart for helping meet the needs of the American people."
The company is one of a few nationwide firms hiring thousands to keep up with demand as the rest of the economy abides by social distancing policies.https://t.co/Em8K1Hk9zr
— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) April 1, 2020
Pence was joined by Walmart CEO Doug McMillon and Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue.
“People are working. I just want to thank all those people, the whole supply chain from those that make the inputs to producing our food to farmers and ranchers who grow our food to those who process, inspect, and deliver—and stock,” Purdue told Breitbart News on Saturday.
“All those people are the real heroes,” he added.