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Maraya1969

(22,459 posts)
Wed Aug 16, 2017, 04:51 PM Aug 2017

Pence's true colors on Charlottesville, "I stand with the president"

http://www.politico.com/story/2017/08/16/mike-pence-supports-trump-charlottesville-241708

Vice President Mike Pence declined Wednesday to distance himself from President Donald Trump’s controversial doubling down on violence that occurred at a white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, over the weekend.

“I spoke at length about this heartbreaking situation on Sunday night in Colombia,” Pence told reporters during a news conference in Chile alongside President Michelle Bachelet. “I stand with the president, and I stand by those words.”
Pence contended he and Trump have “been clear” on the tragedy, though Trump initially said Saturday there was violence “on many sides” before cleaning up his remarks Monday, when he delivered a statement declaring racism “evil” and singling out hate groups by name.
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Pence's true colors on Charlottesville, "I stand with the president" (Original Post) Maraya1969 Aug 2017 OP
coward and idiot. The_Casual_Observer Aug 2017 #1
Racist. Worse than a coward. sharedvalues Aug 2017 #4
He will fall with the president. liberalmuse Aug 2017 #2
NO. BigmanPigman Aug 2017 #5
He's a fellow white supremacist sharedvalues Aug 2017 #3

sharedvalues

(6,916 posts)
4. Racist. Worse than a coward.
Wed Aug 16, 2017, 07:38 PM
Aug 2017

He's backing the president's words. That's worse than complicit. That's being an actual racist.

sharedvalues

(6,916 posts)
3. He's a fellow white supremacist
Wed Aug 16, 2017, 07:37 PM
Aug 2017

Anyone who gives support to the presidents words now is signaling they are also white supremacists.

So, great.
The president is a white supremacist.
The vice president is a white supremacist.

And politically they're both backed by the Koches and other GOP billionaire donors.

If there was ever a time to see how little GOP billionaires care about America, this is it.

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