It’s hard to keep track of all of the ignorant, incoherent, and divisive things these two have said.
Frankly, it’s a little hard to tell the difference.
On abortion:
I long for the day that Roe v. Wade is sent to the ash heap of history
Mike Pence
There has to be some form of punishment [for abortion].
Donald Trump
On discriminating against LGBT Americans:
Congress should oppose any effort to recognize homosexuals as a ‘discrete and insular minority’ entitled to the protection of anti-discrimination laws similar to those extended to women and ethnic minorities.
Mike Pence
If Congress considers the First Amendment Defense Act a priority, then I will do all I can to make sure it comes to my desk for signatures and enactment.(Noteworthy: Mike Pence is good for his word here. He passed an anti-LGBT bill that cost Indiana up to $60 million, and as part of his self-penned “Guide to Renewing the American Dream,” he wanted to push HIV and AIDS funding into so-called LGBT “conversion therapy” programs.)
Donald Trump
On same-sex marriage:
Congress should oppose any effort to put gay and lesbian relationships on an equal legal status with heterosexual marriage.
Mike Pence
It’s like in golf. A lot of people—I don’t want this to sound trivial—but a lot of people are switching to these really long putters, very unattractive. It’s weird. You see these great players with these really long putters, because they can’t sink three-footers anymore. And, I hate it. I am a traditionalist.
Donald Trump, comparing his opposition to same-sex marriage to disliking extra long putters in golf
On climate change:
Global warming is a myth.
Mike Pence
The concept of global warming was created by and for the Chinese in order to make U.S. manufacturing noncompetitive.
Donald Trump
On immigration:
Americans don’t want comprehensive immigration reform.
Mike Pence
I would build a great wall, and nobody builds walls better than me, believe me, and I’ll build them very inexpensively, I will build a great, great wall on our southern border. And I will have Mexico pay for that wall. Mark my words.(Fact check: Americans do want comprehensive immigration reform.
Donald Trump
On gun violence prevention:
All of us were heartbroken after every parent's worst nightmare unfolded in Newtown, Connecticut. While others have rushed to the well-worn arguments over gun control, Hoosiers know this is not about access to firearms.
Mike Pence
I will get rid of gun-free zones on schools... My first day it gets signed, okay? My first day.
Donald Trump
On raising the minimum wage:
An excessive increase in the minimum wage will hurt the working poor. I believe the minimum wage and this increase is one of the most anti-minority, anti-poor laws that we could bring into this Congress.
Mike Pence
I think having a low minimum wage is not a bad thing for this country.
Donald Trump
On torture:
It’s a somewhat absurd thought that you could move people who have masterminded the death of 3,000 Americans by Oprah Winfrey methods.
Mike Pence, on those who oppose torture
I'd bring back a hell of a lot worse than waterboarding.
Donald Trump
On modern science:
Time for a quick reality check. Despite the hysteria from the political class and the media, smoking doesn't kill.
Mike Pence
I am being proven right about massive vaccinations—the doctors lied. Save our children and their future.Now imagine if their divisive rhetoric turns into actual policies for our country.
Donald Trump
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