He said, “America needs to be strong for the world to be safe, ‘ and he said, “Donald Trump will hunt down and destroy our enemies”. But we have to take care of our vets”, Trump said. Trump also said of Pence and Clinton, “He’s entitled to make a mistake every once in a while. He’s a solid, solid person”.
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He offered remarks introducing himself: “People who know me well know that I’m a pretty basic guy”. “We’re exhausted of being told that this is as good as it gets”.
The joint appearance was meant to catapult the party toward a successful and unified Republican National Convention, which kicks off in Cleveland on Monday.
The lack of chemistry between Pence and Trump was obvious that one wonders if they had ever really spoken to each other before Pence was added to the ticket.
Numerous people anxiously awaiting the governor’s return today say Trump couldn’t have picked a better running mate. “I want to be an outsider”.
“Pence was even mocked by his future running mate”. Standing alone and delivering his 28-minute speech though, it was Trump only speaking about himself.
” Trump has no direct political experience”.
Pence, who said he was humbled by the invitation to serve, had two simple reasons for accepting: He said he believed in Republican leadership and Hillary Clinton can never become president of the United States of America. “We have to wipe out ISIS”, he said in response to a question.
Opponents cried discrimination and pence backed down, amending the law and angering conservatives.
Trump last Friday formally announced Pence was joining his ticket ahead of this week’s Republican National Convention.
“They got crushed”, Trump said.
“We are going to have surrounding states and, very importantly, get North Atlantic Treaty Organisation involved because we support North Atlantic Treaty Organisation far more than we should, frankly, because you have a lot of countries that aren’t doing what they’re supposed to be doing”. Previous year he signed the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, allowing businesses, and individuals, in the state to deny services to LGBTI people.
The Indiana governor is well-regarded by evangelical Christians for long-held opposition to abortion and gay marriage, but his hard-line ideology on social issues is sometimes at odds with Trump’s own views.
“No. She’s not”, Trump replied.
The comparison with the late Reagan is a clear appeal to make Trump more palatable to conservatives alienated by Trump’s rhetoric and populist message. With Pence, he get’s an elder statesman of the Republican party, who can help him procure the votes he may have alienated. The rumors were that he was still deciding between New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, Newt Gingrich, and Pence.
The Indiana governor has been a longtime advocate of trade deals such as NAFTA and the Trans-Pacific Partnership, both aggressively opposed by Trump.
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Pence also split with the GOP nominee over his call during the primary to ban Muslims from entering the u-s.
