Oops! Mike Pence Opens VP Debate By Thanking The Wrong University (VIDEO)

Republican vice-presidential nominee Gov. Mike Pence takes a selfie following the vice-presidential debate with Democratic vice-presidential nominee Sen. Tim Kaine at Longwood University in Farmville, Va., Tuesday, O... Republican vice-presidential nominee Gov. Mike Pence takes a selfie following the vice-presidential debate with Democratic vice-presidential nominee Sen. Tim Kaine at Longwood University in Farmville, Va., Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2016. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) MORE LESS
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Mike Pence was hardly a sentence into his introductory remarks at Longwood University in Virginia, the site of Tuesday night’s vice presidential debate, when he made his first mistake.

“Well, first off, thank you Elaine, and thank you to Norwood University for their wonderful hospitality,” Pence began, misnaming his location.

Twitter users took note:


Indeed, there is a Norwood University, as of October 4, 2016:

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