Trump conceded that one of the reasons he’d selected Pence was to promote unity within the Republican Party, left deeply fractured by Trump’s ascent.
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As Vice President John Nance Garner once said, the vice presidency was worth little more than a bucket of warm piss. The two shook hands afterward and posed for pictures with supporters.
On LGBT issues, then-Congressman Pence voted against protecting LGBT Americans from job discrimination, and as Governor, he signed a law legalizing discrimination against the LGBT community by IN businesses.
Brandishing his running mate’s job-creating credentials, Trump ticked through a list of statistics he said showed how Pence had pulled IN out of economic recessions: an unemployment rate that fell to less than 5 percent on his watch, an uptick IN the labor force and a decrease IN IN residents on unemployment insurance.
“And one of the reasons is party unity, so many people have said, party unity”. He predicted that Pence would have won re-election as governor, were he not running for vice president.
The Trump-Pence event offered Americans the first glimpse at what the 2016 Republican presidential ticket will look like, barring the unexpected. Pence heads back to IN for a solo event on Saturday night, and the Trump campaign hasn’t released a schedule for the convention that would include a joint appearance.
Ilya Sheyman, executive director of MoveOn.org Political Action, released a statement which said, “If Trump picks extreme right-wing Governor Mike Pence as his running mate, he will be doubling down on his divisive and hate-filled approach to politics”.
“I want to express our unyielding support for the people of France, and we mourn their loss as a nation”, he added.
Liberals and moderates won’t like that he is a social and fiscal conservative who has cut taxes, backed highly restrictive abortion legislation, and signed Indiana’s controversial Religious Freedom Restoration Act, a measure that rightfully generated strong objections as it provided a religious basis for denying service to people based on sexual orientation.
The selection of Pence was widely praised by conservatives within the Republican, many of whom continue to argue that Trump lacks conservative credentials making them tired about supporting him.
She said Tuesday that decision had nothing to do with Trump.
Trump’s formal announcement capped a frenzied few days in the presidential campaign, as early reports that Trump has settled on Pence threw speculation into overdrive.
In a long speech which covered numerous events which have made headlines in world news across the week, Trump turned his attention to the attacks in Nice, stating that “we’ve witnessed horror beyond belief”, and adding that “I want to express our unyielding support for the people of France”. He dubbed Pence “the flawless No. 2”, a running mate who can “temper some of Trump’s enthusiasm” and “be the calming voice”. “As governor, Pence was willing to shut down Indiana’s economy to allow discrimination against LGBT people”, the campaign said in the video.
In choosing Pence, Trump appeared to be looking past their numerous policy differences.
He also softened his vocal opposition to Trump’s call to temporarily ban Muslims from entering the United States. Pence also endorsed Sen.
Trump praised his 57-year-old running mate’s fiscally conservative policies and lauded his own success in Indiana’s Republican primary, which defied predictions from the party establishment.
Mike Pence – the man Trump announced Friday as his running mate – the answer to question No. 1 is a qualified yes.
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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, left, introduces Gov. Mike Pence, R-Ind., during a campaign event to announce Pence as the vice presidential running mate on, Saturday, July 16, 2016, in NY.
