Karine Jean-Pierre: ‘Good’ for Adam Rippon for Calling Out ‘Bigoted Fools’ Like Pence

‘What he tried to do when he was governor, he didn’t bring people together’

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REID: "I'll turn to you for the politics, as I often do. Mike Pence is crying fake news on the idea that Adam Rippon doesn’t want to meet with him. He tweeted at him, “I want you to know we are,” all caps, “For you. Don’t let fake NECN distract you. I am proud of you.” Pokespeople denied that he was ever for conversion therapy, but that was on his campaign website. "
JEAN-PIERRE: "Good for Adam Rippon for calling out Mike Pence, who is a bigot and a fool." 
REID: "Why do you think he tweeted him?"
JEAN-PIERRE: "It goes to what we were talking about earlier. I think what they do, the trump Administration, is they use Twitter as pence is using, to send a message, to message to their base, oh, no, it’s not me, it’s fake news. The thing about it, joy, is that Adam represents the best of this nation. That’s why I say good for him. Pence’s history on equality is not just bad. It’s atrocious. What he tried to do when he was governor, he didn’t bring people together. He divided people. He wasn’t a ufier. He divided people. He pushed bills to made it legal to attack lgbtq communities and he attacked women, Syrian refugees trying to be in Indiana, he made sure that didn’t happen. That’s what he did as governor and we have not forgotten. When he was supposedly running for reelection, he was in the 30s for his approval rating. So he is definitely not bringing anybody together. "

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