The real estate mogul cited Putin’s 82 percent approval rating as proof that he had “great control over his country”. His finances are nothing like those of his running mate, Donald Trump, who claims a net worth exceeding $10 billion, though independent analyses estimate he overstates that amount by $7 billion.
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Pence’s spokesman, Marc Lotter, said the couple’s comparatively modest returns reflect a stark contrast between them and Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton and her husband, former President Bill Clinton.
The document release draws an uncomfortable contrast for the campaign: Trump himself has not released his tax returns, which he says he has been advised not to release because he is under audit.
“I don’t think this is amusing”, Matthews scolded. “And if you don’t understand that, I mean, you wouldn’t get out of a 5th grade civics exam”. Obama was born in Honolulu, Hawaii on August 4, 1961, despite allegations from birthers – including Trump – who charged that he was likely born in his father’s native Kenya, despite all evidence to the contrary. “We’ve seen civil war in Syria, civil war in Libya”.
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Conway insists Trump had no idea the interview with former CNN host Larry King would air on Russian state television. When Matthews questioned Giuliani about his thoughts on the Clinton health conspiracy, he responded by admitting, “I don’t know what’s wrong with her”, before making multiple blunders within once answer.
Lois Glab of Camarillo said Trump’s “candor and courage” make him similar to Reagan.
Kaine, a longtime civil rights lawyer, also weighed in on recent racial tensions in the US between police forces and the communities they serve.
Pence refused to say whether Trump would consider sending in significant ground troops to the Middle East, saying he would not “signal to the enemy” his plans. “They speak plainly about the failings of the administrations of their time, but they also, I think they both give voice to the aspirations of the American people, that we can be better, we can bet stronger”.
Pence’s speech at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library was his only solo appearance during a two-day visit to California. In 2014, the most recent year for which there is a national comparison, the Pences’ income put them comfortably in the top 20% of households with a tax rate just below the average for that group.
Trump has asserted: “You don’t learn much in a tax return”.
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Trump’s running mate Mike Pence told reporters on Wednesday, “Well I believe Barack Obama was born in Hawaii, I accept his birthplace”.
