Pence Urges Trump’s Re-Election With Law-and-Order Battle Cry
- Third night of Republican convention features praise of police
- GOP gathering comes amid racial protests, incoming hurricane
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Vice President Mike Pence went to the birthplace of the “Star-Spangled Banner” Wednesday to plant a flag in America’s culture wars, offering an unequivocal defense of police and his administration’s handling of racial unrest even as turmoil again gripped the nation.
Depicting President Donald Trump as a bulwark against those threatening “law and order on the streets of this country,” Pence praised Trump’s handling of the coronavirus, national security and the economy. He accused Democratic nominee Joe Biden of being weak and wrong throughout his political career, so much so that his election would pose an existential threat to America itself.