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Every Mike Pence Lie From The Vice Presidential Debate
It's not something to be proud of, but it's usually safe to assume that when politicians speak, they sometimes lie. And if you follow politics in general or even just this most recent election cycle, it was especially easy to pick out every lie that Mike Pence told at the vice presidential debate. It's sort of shocking, actually. Pence definitely has a tough job in that he has to look like he's united with his running mate Donald Trump, but also be the brains of the outfit. When Trump says something that sounds a little extreme, like calling a woman's weight "a problem" or rubbing elbows with Vladimir Putin, it's his job to walk it back a bit.
And walk it back he does. Pence can be hard to read — he seems like an average guy, with a low, soft voice who probably has a closet full of Christmas sweaters that he doesn't wear ironically. But some of his Pence's positions are pretty extreme, especially when it comes to women's reproductive rights. And for a guy who speaks at length about his faith and Christian values, he doesn't seem to mind that he spends a lot of time just straight up covering for Trump and wiggling around the truth. It's like nothing he says is a lie, it's just not true.
* All Trump Foundation Money Goes To Charity - NO.
* Pence: Donald Trump Doesn't Respect Putin - Washington Post, Trump has said that he respects Putin's methods of governing and has even made a state visit and appeared on Russian television
* Donald Trump Doesn't Want To Ban Muslims - The ban on Muslim immigration has been central to Trump's campaign
* Hillary Clinton Pulled Troops Out Of Iraq In 2011 - that's entirely not true.
* Everyone Should Just Relax - Perhaps the biggest lie of all from the debate was when Pence suggested that Trump has a plan for the country.
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I get that it must be hard for Pence to keep up with Trump, who is tweeting and taking interviews all the time, sometimes even contradicting himself. But some of the things Pence said on Tuesday were just factually incorrect... -Romper
Not every lie, just a handful of lying Pence's lies. Poor guy wasn't able to defend or play off his rehearsed script. The audience didn't see it and the instant polls didn't see it, BUT WE DID. Mike is blank faced liar.
