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Pence is a solid person: Donald on his V-P pick
WASHINGTON: Introducing running mate Mike Pence on Saturday Donald Trump called him a “solid, solid person” and explained the pick as a move to bring about party
WASHINGTON: Introducing running mate Mike Pence on Saturday Donald Trump called him a “solid, solid person” and explained the pick as a move to bring about party unity.
“So many people have said ‘party unity ’, because I’m an outsider,” Trump said .“I don’t want to be an outsider.”
Trump had announced Pence, who is governor of Indiana, his running mate in a tweet on Friday. Slamming his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton, Trump said ,“What a difference between crooked Hillary Clinton and Mike Pence,” Trump said .“He’ s a solid, solid person.”
Saying he accepts the offer to run as Trump’s vice-president pick, Pence describes himself a “basic guy” who is “Christian, conservative and Republican, in that order ”. Pen ce has shaped his politics around his faith.
He is anti same-sex marriage, opposes abortion and has said he will defund Planned Parenthood, a government-funded healthcare programme for women that also provides abortion services.
