DETROIT — Conservative radio host Charlie Sykes challenged Mike Pence in an interview Monday to persuade his running mate to "stop saying crazy and offensive things" over the remainder of the presidential campaign, prompting a five-second pause by the GOP vice presidential nominee as he formulated a response for Trump's incessant use of offensive names and insinuations.
"Last week was a rocky week — there was talk, you know, of suicidal campaign staffers, [and] the possibility of a so-called intervention in the campaign after a lot of self-inflicted wounds," the Wisconsin-based WTMJ radio host said. "So I'll ask this as bluntly as I can — can you or anyone else get Mr. Trump to stop saying crazy and offensive things for the next three months?"
Pence, reluctant to answer for several seconds, eventually responded to the stories of campaign disarray. "You always hear these rumors," Pence said. "It just, you know, I guess it makes for good fodder on the internet. I tell you, this campaign is head down, going after it hard."
Sykes also questioned Pence over Trump's remarks about the parents of fallen Captain Humayun Khan, asking the VP candidate twice whether Trump should apologize to the Khan family.
Pence did not answer the question but responded: "I think he's made it clear that Captain Khan is an American hero. And I think he's, I think he's think he's demonstrated his heart about this man."
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"Last week was a rocky week — there was talk, you know, of suicidal campaign staffers, [and] the possibility of a so-called intervention in the campaign after a lot of self-inflicted wounds," the Wisconsin-based WTMJ radio host said. "So I'll ask this as bluntly as I can — can you or anyone else get Mr. Trump to stop saying crazy and offensive things for the next three months?"
Pence, reluctant to answer for several seconds, eventually responded to the stories of campaign disarray. "You always hear these rumors," Pence said. "It just, you know, I guess it makes for good fodder on the internet. I tell you, this campaign is head down, going after it hard."
Sykes also questioned Pence over Trump's remarks about the parents of fallen Captain Humayun Khan, asking the VP candidate twice whether Trump should apologize to the Khan family.
Pence did not answer the question but responded: "I think he's made it clear that Captain Khan is an American hero. And I think he's, I think he's think he's demonstrated his heart about this man."
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