Pence dismisses GOP debate doubts: ‘I’ve debated Donald Trump 1,000 times’

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Former Vice President Mike Pence has no doubts about his ability to hold his own in a debate against his former running mate, former President Donald Trump. According to him, they have debated several times over the years without the cameras.

“People ask me all the time: How do you imagine debating Donald Trump?” he told radio host Hugh Hewitt on Wednesday. “I tell them I’ve debated Donald Trump 1,000 times, with the cameras off.”

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Pence explained that he and Trump have not always seen eye to eye over the course of their administration.

“I know how to have a good policy debate with the president,” he assured Hewitt. “I’m looking forward to it and I’m sure he’ll come to every one of those debates.”

The Indiana Republican also reiterated his commitment to sign the Republican National Committee’s somewhat controversial pledge to support the latter nominee to qualify for the August debate stage.

“I will support the Republican nominee,” he said. “Especially if it’s me.”

The former vice president added, “I’m going because I have a little experience debating on national television. Others think we did everything right,” referring to his past debates with vice presidential candidates Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) in 2016 and Kamala Harris in 2020.

He further criticized those who might plan to skip the debate, especially Trump who avoided making any promises at the event. “You don’t talk to each other,” he said of the debate. “You’re talking to the Americans.”

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“I’m not going to miss an opportunity to talk to the American people about our vision, experience, love for this country for anything, so you better believe I’m going to be in Milwaukee. debate stage, and wherever the two gather or more Republican candidates for president, I’ll be there too,” Pence said.

Pence is currently polling in third place in a hypothetical Republican primary race, with 7%, per Morning Consult. He is behind both Trump (57%) and Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL), who has 19%.

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