Pence: Trump Won't Stay Silent When 'Our Heritage Is Demeaned Or Insulted'

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🗓️ 27 August 2020

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Mike Pence formally accepted the vice presidential nomination on the third night of the Republican National Convention. As racial justice protests continue across the country after a shooting in Wisconsin, Pence touted Trump as a president who stands up for "our heritage."

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0:00.0	Hey there, it's the MPR Politics Podcast. I'm Susan Davis. I cover Congress.
0:07.6	I'm Tamara Keith. I cover the White House. I'm Ayas Sharasco. I cover the White House.
0:11.6	And I'm Ron Elving, Editor-Corespondom.
0:14.0	And it is 11.56 pm on Wednesday, August 26, and the third night of the Republican National Convention
0:21.2	has now concluded. Mike Pence gave the keynote speech accepting the nomination once again for
0:26.4	Vice President. We will re-elect our president and principled Republican leaders across the land.
0:33.6	And with President Donald Trump in the White House for four more years, and with God's help,
0:40.7	we will make America great again. Again. Again. Ayasha, you're you're traveling with the
0:48.3	Vice President today, right? Yes, I am. So I was in Baltimore at Fort McKinney. There was a battle
0:55.7	there that inspired the Star Spangled Banner, which Pence referenced in his speech. But yeah,
1:01.9	I was at the event tonight. So you were there. What was it like? I would say it wasn't quite a rally,
1:09.2	but there were like 150 people there. It was outside. And they were sitting in these kind of white
1:15.7	folding chairs. There were some chance. There were some standing ovation. And we should note that
1:20.6	once again, President Trump made a while quote unquote surprise appearance at tonight's convention.
1:26.3	Yes, it wasn't too big of a surprise, but he did make an appearance tonight. At the end,
1:32.4	you know, people kind of rushed towards the stage and towards the president. And you know,
1:37.6	there were some some greetings, which in the time of coronavirus, it was kind of interesting to see
1:43.6	all these people without mass crowded together around the president. And it's been a really clear
1:48.8	contrast between the Republican convention and the Democratic convention where they made such a
1:52.8	point to show people social distancing and wearing masks. Ayesha on substance. Was there anything
1:59.6	from the Pence speech that really stuck with you? I think what has stuck with me and will
2:07.2	because it's been such a focus of the president and a focus something that I've been reporting on
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