CBS Reporter To Trump: Why Do You Bash Clinton On Iraq War Vote But Not Pence?

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During the first joint interview with Donald Trump and his running mate, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, CBS News’ Lesley Stahl grilled Trump on Pence’s past support for the Iraq War.

“I don’t care,” Trump said when asked about Pence’s past vote for the Iraq War.

“What do you mean you don’t care that he voted?” Stahl asked.

“It’s a long time ago. And he voted that way. And they were also misled. A lot of information was given to people,” Trump replied.

Stahl then pointed out that Trump has criticized Hillary Clinton for voting for the Iraq War as a senator.

“You’ve used that vote of Hillary’s, that was the same as Gov. Pence, as the example of her bad judgement,” she said.

“Many people have, and frankly, I’m one of the few that was right on Iraq,” Trump said in response.

When asked again about how Pence voted, Trump said, “He’s entitled to make a mistake every once in a while.”

“But she’s not,” Stahl clarified, referring to Clinton.

“She’s not. No, she’s not,” Trump said.

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  1. [quote]When asked again about how Pence voted, Trump said, “He’s entitled to make a mistake every once in a while.”

    “But she’s not,” Stahl clarified, referring to Clinton.

    “She’s not. No, she’s not,” Trump said.[/quote]

    “Cuz she’s a girrrl!”

    (Sorry, I don’t have anything else. Other than SMH.)

  2. That’s OK. Neither does Trump.

  3. I guess his excuse is “My running mate is really dumb, therefore okay.” He doesn’t bother trying to explain the contradiction because it’s beyond explanation.

  4. “Many people have, and frankly, I’m one of the few that was right on Iraq,” Trump said in response.


    In the interview, which took place on Sept. 11, 2002, Stern asked Trump directly if he was for invading Iraq.

    Yeah, I guess so,” Trump responded. “I wish the first time it was done correctly.”


    Trump’s comments on Stern are more in line with what he wrote in his 2000 book, The America We Deserve, where he advocated for a “principled and tough” policy toward “outlaw” states like Iraq.

    “We still don’t know what Iraq is up to or whether it has the material to build nuclear weapons. I’m no warmonger,” Trump wrote. “But the fact is, if we decide a strike against Iraq is necessary, it is madness not to carry the mission to its conclusion. When we don’t, we have the worst of all worlds: Iraq remains a threat, and now has more incentive than ever to attack us.”

    source

    side-note: a reminder as to why W’s daddy stopped at Kuwait’s borders.

  5. Refreshing honesty from Cheeto Jesus, accidental though it was. I wonder if he sees the contradiction.

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