Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has routinely assailed Democratic rival Hillary Clinton for voting in 2002 to authorize military intervention in Iraq, but in a television interview broadcast Sunday night, he gave his running mate, Mike Pence, a pass for doing the exact same thing.
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“But she’s not?” Stahl asked, referencing Clinton. “I come to this moment deeply humbled but with a grateful heart”, he said. “It’s a long time ago and he voted that way”. They were also misled. “So many people have said party unity, because I’m an outsider”, he said.
Pence had served “with distinction” in Congress and as the chairman of the House Republican Conference, Trump said and added that he has the skills of a highly talented executive. The governor then broke into a laugh. Trump says Ivanka is “a very talented person” and that that some people had even suggested her as his vice presidential running mate, “but Mike [Pence] it is”.
IN governor Mike Pence remained silent for most of the 21-minute grilling, which aired on the CBS programme “60 Minutes” last night.
Many see Trump choice of Pence as an appeal to a conservative and religious base.
“I am sad to see him leave the governor’s office because he’s done such an fantastic job here”, says Whatley. The billionaire said he factored in Indiana’s economic record while Pence was governor.
Political observers will closely study the chemistry between Trump and Pence, whose mild Midwestern style contrasts with Trump’s Manhattan bravado. “He said he wants an “active” vice president”. Not only would Christie’s alleged role in the Bridgegate affair haunt him, but Trump’s son-in-law has a grudge against the New Jersey governor, because when Christie was US attorney for the District of New Jersey he sent Kushner’s father to prison.
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The original logo was on the letterhead fundraising email sent after Trump said the Governor of IN would be part of his bid to be the next President of the United States. However, Stahl pushed, “In December you tweeted, and I quote you, ‘Calls to ban Muslims from entering the US are offensive and unconstitutional'”. We are going to make America great again by bringing back jobs to this country, so he’s going to nominate as his running mate the guru of free trade?
