Posted on 07/15/2023 11:32:18 AM PDT by DallasBiff
Former Vice President Mike Pence fired back on social media after an out-of-context video clip of him suggesting he’s more interested in the war in Ukraine than issues plaguing cities across the US went viral on Friday.
In the video, former Fox News host Tucker Carlson questions the 2024 Republican presidential candidate about where his priorities lie after Pence criticizes the length of time it has taken the Biden administration to provide Ukraine with weapons to fend off Russia’s invasion of the former Soviet state.
“You are distressed that the Ukrainians don’t have enough American tanks. Every city in the United States has become much worse over the past three years. Drive around. There’s not one city that’s gotten better in the United States, and it’s visible,” Carlson says during a forum at the Family Leadership Summit in Iowa.
“Our economy has degraded, the suicide rate has jumped, public filth and disorder and crime have exponentially increased, and yet, your concern is that the Ukrainians – a country most people can’t find out a map – who’ve received tens of billions of US tax dollars don’t have enough tanks. I think it’s a fair question to ask, like, where’s the concern for the United States in that?” Carlson asks Pence.
To which Pence responds, “It’s not my concern. Tucker, I’ve heard that routine from you before, but that’s not my concern.”
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Uh…Mikey? We saw and heard the interview.
Too bad, Mike, that was your Michael Dukakis riding in an APC with a too big helmet on moment.
Absolutely !
Questions about problems in America are an irritation to people like Pence.
Pence does talk about these issues prior to Tucker Carlson asking him that question. But, Pence also says “history will hold Donald Trump accountable for J6” and “Trump’s speech was reckless” “he put me, my family, and others in danger”. He does try to lay claim for the stuff Trump did do that he approves of.
He’s definitely a worm.
“And as president of the United States, we will secure our border, we will support our military, we will revive our economy and stand by our values. And we will also lead the world for freedom under my administration. I promise you.”
In other words, he will continue the Trump policies. I think I would prefer Trump implementing his own policies.
Did he mention what he considers not his concerns?
To which Pence responds, “It’s not my concern. Tucker, I’ve heard that routine from you before, but that’s not my concern.”
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who you gonna believe, me? or your lyin eyes?
I watched the whole segment with Pence, and it was 100% clear beyond any doubt whatsoever that he was responding to Tucker’s question about AMERICA’s issues when he said “not my concern”.
Any “spin” to the contrary by Pence or any of his surrogates is exactly that. SPIN.
He’s done. Not that he had ANY chance at the nom to begin with. He hasn’t even crossed the 40K individual donor threshold to make the debates yet. And after yesterday..he ain’t gonna.
These rotten SOBs like Pence allowed 40+ million illegals into our country, they’ve got the U.S. 33 trillion in debt for the next 10 generations, crime through the roof, economy, morals and standard of living in decline...
And this azzhole is all concerned about yet another effing corrupts foreign country...
Pence is saying: You didn’t hear what you heard. You didn’t see what you saw.
The guy’s Default Mode is rote and rehearsed. Off script he stumbles and tries to recover with the rote props.
Boooooorrrrinngggg as he ever was.
He wasn’t engaged in a conversation. He was trying to spew talking points and Tucker kept interrupting by asking pertinent questions.
He didn’t even look Tucker in the eye. He just looked at the audience and tried to teach them, like he was engaging with a bunch of school children.
It was a pathetic attempt to loom relevant.
He’s a deep state Moron.
“Pence calls viral clip suggesting he cares more about Ukraine than US ‘fake news’”
Pence said it TWICE!!!! in the same clip. Game over for him.
Yeah he even said it sort of - Tucker I don't like you and I am tired of you and you have tried this shtick before and so I have no choice but to off myself.
Somewhere, Gary Johnson is smiling.
Globalist Pence also stated, “The U.S. can be the world policeman”.
I find this guy’s comments outrageous. No where in our Constitution does it mention the need for the U.S. to be the world cop. It’s bull s**t.
This is why we have primaries.
Regardless of what he intended by saying this it was a stupid mistake.
We can’t have this type of blunder during the general election.
This was a “basket of deplorables” moment.
The problem here is he is fake, a phoney and fraud go have lunch with Christie and cry in your soup douche bag
Pence agrees with Mitch McConnell.
“Mitch McConnell says funding Ukraine is “number one priority” for most Republicans”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7Y1G7MjD88
If he has any sense at all he will be defecting to Russia any day now.
In the 30 years I have known Mike Pence, as a public figure , not personally, he has changed remarkably.
He has gone from a great guy trying to make a difference to a man that wears Christ on his sleeve and blames everyone else for his faults.
Even his tone of speech is now like a televangelist or used car salesman.
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