WATCH: Pence confronted over his past comments on foreign interference '...[Trump] asked a foreign government to investigate his domestic political rival, so is that okay with you?” “I don’t believe that’s the case.' “The President said it on the lawn'
Speaking to reporters in Iowa Wednesday, Vice President Mike Pence was pressed by reporters on the administration’s attempts to get Ukraine’s help in discrediting former Vice President Joe Biden, and what he knew about it. He dodged questions about his own role and denied that Trump had requested an investigation of Biden — something the president acknowledged just days ago on the White House lawn.
Reporters reminded Pence of his comments in 2016 that “foreign governments cannot participate in the American political process.” Pence said he stood by the remarks. “The president said it on the lawn,” replied a reporter, referencing Trump’s call last week for China and Ukraine to investigate the Bidens. Some of the president’s allies have attempted to say he was joking, but he also asked Chinese President Xi to do the same thing in a private June conversation.
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