Mike Pence: Donald Trump will “speak the truth” during Monday’s debate

[groundloop]

Source: CBS News

With the first presidential debate just one day away, Republican vice presidential candidate Mike Pence says his running mate, GOP nominee Donald Trump, will “absolutely” tell the truth when he’s up on the debate stage.

Pence said on CBS’ “Face the Nation,” that he was confident of his running mate’s ability to adhere to the facts when asked whether his candidate will be “truthful” Monday night.

Trump has repeatedly made statements on the campaign trail that have proven to be false, including during the one other primetime event at which both Trump and Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton appeared: a Commander-in-Chief forum on national security issues in early September. That night, Trump said he was against the Iraq War from the beginning; in reality, his criticism of the war appeared to start in 2004, a year after the war began.

Asked by moderator John Dickerson the first time whether Trump will be “truthful” in his statements during the debate, Pence replied: “I think Donald Trump always speaks straight from his mind and straight from his heart.”

Read more: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/mike-pence-donald-trump-will-speak-the-truth-during-mondays-debate/

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Pence also stated that the moderators should not fact check the candidates.

SO.... if it's even an issue whether Don-the-Con will lie... AND if his running mate even needs to talk about it.... AND given Don-the-Con's propensity to lie....AND with his campaign not wanting to be fact-checked..... WE CAN BE ASSURED THAT DON-THE-CON WILL BE LYING OUT OF HIS ASS.

[Arkansas Granny]

1. If Trump speaks the truth it will represent a 180 turn around for him.

I'll believe it when I see it.

[groundloop]

4. I'm impressed that the media is finally starting to call tRump out on his lies.

Maybe a few of the undecided voters will start to notice.

[DFW]

2. Note to Mike Pence:

No need to have him change tactics just for the debate.

[EV_Ares]

3. What BS

As they say, there is always a first but I doubt that Trump is that guy.

Besides that Trump is heartless so couldn't speak from the heart & he can't speak truth because the truth absolutely would sink his campaign.

[BootinUp]

5. He cannot abandon all his outrageous lies, he will be forced to defend them

its going to be beautiful. BEAUTIFUL.

[Siwsan]

6. Either Pence is seriously delusional, or he is as big a liar as Trump

Trump has repeatedly demonstrated that he isn't capable of being truthful, on any level.

[Thinkingabout]

7. He does speak what is on his mind, it isn't always truthful. Pence is saying something Trump has

not been able in the past year to uphold, coming out truthful on Monday will be a big change for Trump. He will not be able to say he is the greatest, it would be a lie and he does not have policies in which to deliver on the promises he has presented in the past year. Good luck Pence, we know he will lie.

[Richard D]

8. Like this?

"I'm a dumb shit who could never possibly run a business, much less a country. If you are stupid enough to elect me I'll ruin America."

[Xipe Totec]

10. More like this

[renate]

54. I wish the debates were this video on a loop

Is that your dog? SO CUTE!!!!

[Maeve]

9. That would be novel

“I think Donald Trump always speaks straight from his mind and straight from his heart.”--well, that makes him one of the most ignorant and misguided beings ever.!

[left-of-center2012]

11. Why start now? n/t

[JHB]

12. That would be a refreshing change, but I doubt his supporters would like it...

...so the more likely case is that Pence is lying. Or simply has the usual Conservative Bubble problem of believing their own advertising.

[appleannie1]

13. He doesn't know how since he does not know the difference.

[BumRushDaShow]

14. Translation:

He will very carefully throw out lie after lie in an attempt to throw the debate completely off topic and try to force Clinton to have to waste time responding to whatever outrageous claims he makes. It'll be up to the moderator to halt that kind of nonsense immediately - even if they have to cut his mike.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

15. Yeah right

[William Seger]

16. "I think Donald Trump always speaks straight from his mind and straight from his heart."

Yeah, maybe so, but that's why he has such trouble being honest: His mind and heart are seriously afflicted with Narcissistic Personality Disorder, which compels him to lie about himself and his many enemies in order to manipulate people.

Edit: After rating over 200 of Trump's claims, PolitiFact.com found only 15% to be true or mostly true, and only another 15% to be half true, whereas 70% were either "Pants on Fire" lies (19%), just plain false (34%), or mostly false (17%). Lying IS Trump's "heart and mind." Therapy might have helped when he was younger, but there isn't any way he can change now.

[Ellipsis]

17. First time for...

[riversedge]

18. ha ha. Real telling with VP running mate feels he has to make this declaration before the debate!

[Bernardo de La Paz]

19. Pence replied: “I think Donald Trump always speaks straight from his mind" -- that's the problem.

tRump doesn't have much of a mind. tRump is not the sharpest knife in the drawer. He is dumber than a bag of hammers. He is less educated than the electorate as evidenced by the Grade 5 level with which he speaks.

[louis-t]

20. If he really DOES tell the truth

why does his dipshit running mate have to keep reminding everyone how "truthful" he is?

[Salviati]

21. I guess it could happen... there's a first time for everything.

But I'm not holding my breath.

[William Seger]

33. No, it cannot possibly happen

Trump's Narcissistic Personality Disorder compels him to lie about his abilities and accomplishments to make himself look better, to lie about his enemies to make them look worse, and to lie when he feels the need to lash out at someone who has slighted him. And most dangerously he lies in service of his demagoguery, because he cannot stop trying to manipulate people into voting for him.

[Grammy23]

22. Ok, so let me get this straight. After months of campaigning on lies built on top of more lies,

tRump is now going to pivot to the truth. Well, isn't that special? At best he will just confuse the undecided voters over who the REAL tRump is. At worst, he will enrage his base. He has trained them well to expect the usual thinly disguised dog whistles and racist rants. The rest of us will probably inflict damage to our eyes with the eye rolling that will ensue the minute he opens his mouth.

I heard Pence this a.m. on Face the Nation and his insistence that tRump just speaks from his heart and mind is the biggest crock of crap to anyone who has been following these two clowns. tRump lies and then Pence interprets what tRump really meant to say. Just what we need running the White House. Well, at least tRump said one thing right.....he likes to leave people off balance so he can be "unpredictable".

[Wounded Bear]

23. Whose truth?

[MsInformed]

24. Pence is a liar too.

That's why he could sign up for the Trump train.

[snort]

25. Keep an eye out for back-lump.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

26. I don't think Trump will be wired. He won't allow it

because he thinks he knows everything and is smarter than everybody else, so he doesn't need any help.

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

47. Wouldn't it be great if he was wired and someone found the frequency

and either recorded the answers he was being given or better yet, fed him the wrong answers?

[Botany]

27. Trump lies as natural as breathing

“The whole thing with voter ID identification I think is really — I mean people are going
to walk in, they are going to vote 10 times maybe,” Trump said, according to a transcript
of the interview set to air on Tuesday night. “Who knows? They are going to vote 10 times.
I am very concerned and I hope the Republicans are going to be very watchful and I hope
the authorities are going to be very watchful.” 8/2/16 D. Trump

******

People can not vote more then once and have their votes counted because we have
flush toilets, electricity, and computers.

[EricMaundry]

28. Big change in tactics, eh Pencey?

[Doreen]

29. Truth?

There is a first time for everything but I do not see him using the debate to tell the truth for his first time. He speaks from his heart?....what heart?

[DallasNE]

30. If Trump Will "Absolutely" Tell The Truth

Then it would be to Trump's advantage for the moderators to fact check the candidates. That being the case then I think we can be absolutely sure that Mike Pence is lying here when he says Trump will tell the truth. It is what they do 70% of the time after all - and that 70% doesn't even include the "somewhat true but misleading" statements.

[Hayduke Bomgarte]

31. drumpf will “speak the truth”

That'll be an historic first.

[ananda]

32. I am a narcissistic, racist, xenophobic liar and con man.

That would be the truth.

[lark]

34. drumpf is totally incapable of telling the truth.

He would never win a thing if he told the truth, he's a total con, hater, and criminal, so lies are all he's got.

[Third Doctor]

35. This isn't the truth either.

If this actually happens we will have a dimensional catastrophe. Dog and cats living together...

[asiliveandbreathe]

36. my two favorite words "trust me" not! -

deplorable white, bigoted, hating, lying, men - so Christian of you Pense...no wonder the church is losing members...

in many churches membership has become less and less meaningful. gee I wonder why - maybe hypocritical people...do as I say, not as I do...

[rurallib]

37. on the same historic level as Jesus walking on water

and this time there will be all sorts of cameras recording it.

[randr]

38. If Trump shows up and does not exagerate or tell lies

It will have to be reported that he has a body double.

[SunSeeker]

39. Pence lies almost as much as Trump. nt

[cstanleytech]

40. I am sure Donald will speak the truth but only if he can keep his mouth shut. nt

[Stuart G]

41. I have seen a lot of shit in politics...this is as bad as it comes..(and it comes pretty bad)

think about this..................................................

The running mate of a candidate for President of the United States has to assure the country,
that this person running for the President of the United States will.........tell the truth in a debate


What does that say about the person running for President of the United States?
You mean this time he is going to tell the truth...and what about the other times???
What about after the debate???????????????????????????????????????????????????

[Grins]

42. Vegas got odds for that?

GOP nominee Donald Trump, will “absolutely” tell the truth when he’s up on the debate stage.

Vegas got odds for that happening?

[Nitram]

43. Well, that's a first. A presidential candidate's campaign feeling it necessary to announce...

their candidate will tell the truth during a debate. Of course they didn't say everything he says will be the truth. Maybe just one statement will be true. We'll have to try to figure out which one.

[WillParkinson]

44. We can't handle his truth!

Thanks, Jack.

[Mc Mike]

45. There will be two ways to tell if t Rump is lying, Mr. Dickerson.

His mouth will be open.

His lips will be moving.

[roamer65]

46. No, Mikeypoo...he will stack lies upon top of lies.

...and so will you in the VP debate.

[NastyRiffraff]

48. Has someone taught him how to?

Doubtful. Maybe he can refrain from lying for 10 minutes or so, but 90 minutes? Watch his nose grow. It'll bend down to his waist by the end of the debate.

[ladym55]

49. Well, THAT would be a first

The vulgar talking yam speaking the truth ... sure, Mikey.

Don't know how to break it to the precious "Christian" governor of Indiana, but when one "bears false witness" (you know--LIES), one breaks one of those very precious 10 commandments you all want posted on public buildings, but apparently don't feel the need to follow much.

The Donald speaks from his mind and his heart? Really? I guess I thought all that stuff he was expelling came from a different part of his body after eating a big bowl of chili.

[CJohnson_LS]

50. And pigs will fly

Just who is TrumpPence trying to fool? Pretty much everyone outside of Trump's base knows that he is a con and a huge fraud. Every time Donnie opens his fat mouth, a lie comes out. He's pretty much made a career out of being a serial liar and a swindler.

[Tempest]

51. I bet he lies in his first answer. n/t

[ailsagirl]

52. Pence...

is an idiot

[YOHABLO]

53. The man can't put one foot in front of the other without a lie. Of course he'll be lying.

[spiderpig]

55. The Truth? Since when.

Trump is a liar and Pence is a hypocrite. Actually, they're both jying hypocrites.

Check, please.

[truthisfreedom]

56. Since they can only con their base, what's the plan behind this propaganda?

Are they trying to shore up their base alone? They definitely won't be picking up any Latinos or women or blacks as a result of this debate. They must just be trying to quell fear amongst their white power base, who are scared to death that Hillary will hand him his balls in public. "Speak the truth" is dogwhistle for "say whatever it takes no matter the consequences to get under Hillary's skin". He's sending a signal that he doesn't care what the repercussions of his lies are in the press afterward.

[sakabatou]

57. Now THAT'S some BS there

[Spitfire of ATJ]

58. All "truth" verified by FOX "News".

[yesphan]

59. Let me introduce you to "The Truth"

[leftyladyfrommo]

60. Donald Trump wouldn't know the truth if it hit him in the face.

I don't think he really has any concept of "truth."

[Angry Dragon]

61. Donald has a lying and cheating heart