Pence: ‘Important We Don’t Connect’ ‘Evil Acts’ To ‘Public Debate’

Vice President Mike Pence issued a veiled defense of President Donald Trump on Tuesday when asked about whether rhetoric should be toned down following the massacre at a Pittsburgh synagogue over the weekend.

“Everyone has their own style and there’s strong rhetoric on both sides of the aisle, but I think it’s important that we continue to celebrate and debate the important issues that our country is facing,” Pence said during an interview with Politico Playbook Tuesday. “I think it’s important that we don’t connect the evil acts that we’ve witnessed in Pittsburgh, the horrible attack on the synagogue or the sending of threats of violence and devices through the mail to public figures, its important we don’t connect those acts to the public debate.”

Later, when asked about Trump’s attacks on the media, Pence said he is a defender of the free press, but, raising a White House talking point, said he had issues with the way the media had connected Trump to the Pittsburgh shooting and the attempted mail bombs last week.

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  1. Pence: ‘Important We Don’t Connect’ 'Evil Acts’ To 'Public Debate’

    With his “jews for jesus” fiasco, Pence proves again that he is the dumbest politician in the country, and with this comment he seems to believe that everybody is as dumb as he is.

  2. Avatar for ottis ottis says:

    I have issues with the way pence thinks and what he says. He is a lying poss.

  3. Avatar for meri meri says:

    The fuck is that supposed to mean?

    It’s like he’s saying Hitler’s speeches shouldn’t be attached to Germany’s actions from 1933-1945.

  4. Isn’t then the logical conclusion that we cannot debate evil, so therefore we must put up with it? How moronic? (or is it moranic :^) )

  5. Avatar for jens jens says:

    Has every single Republican politician skipped history class?
    See 1) All of Hitler’s speeches.
    2) All of Mussolini’s speeches.
    3) All of Trump’s speeches.
    Throw in a few of the Kim family pronouncements.

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