Mike Pence slams Obama for describing Trump as a “demagogue”: “I don’t think name calling has any place in public life”
Vice Presidential nominee Gov. Mike Pence of Indiana points as he sits during the second day session of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Tuesday, July 19, 2016. (AP Photo/John Locher) (Credit: AP)
Donald Trump has spent considerable amount of time fighting back embarrassing reports that he attempted to nix his own selected running mate in the final hours before his campaign officially announced its pick of conservative Indiana Governor Mike Pence. Since his selection of the conservative who backed Trump rival Ted Cruz in the primary, there have been countless reports on the significant policy difference between the pair. Still, Trump has attempted to tamp down any talk of potentially problematic ideological rift.
Well, we can now add name calling to the growing list of areas the two running mates disagree on that includes: trade, a Muslim ban, racist attacks on judges or the need to punish women who seek abortions.
“I don’t think name calling has any place in public life,” Trump’s running mate told conservative talk radio host Hugh Hewitt on Friday. Asked about Democrats attack on Trump during this week’s Democratic National Convention, Pence complained that President Obama was wrong to call the GOP presidential nominee a “demagogue.”
“I thought that was unfortunate that the president of the United States would use a term like that, let alone laced into a sentence like that.”
While Pence decried the state of politics on the Democratic side, Trump was in the midst of his latest Twitter rant, lashing out former New York City mayor Mike Bloomberg and retired four-star Marine general and former commander of American forces in Afghanistan, John Allen:
"Little" Michael Bloomberg, who never had the guts to run for president, knows nothing about me. His last term as Mayor was a disaster!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 29, 2016
General John Allen, who I never met but spoke against me last night, failed badly in his fight against ISIS. His record = BAD #NeverHillary
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 29, 2016
Crooked Hillary said that I "couldn't handle the rough and tumble of a political campaign." Really,I just beat 16 people and am beating her!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 29, 2016
