Mike Pence left stammering when CNN host points out his hypocrisy on trans youth

[icymist]

Host Dana Bash pushed back: “I just want to be clear on this because you are so adamant about parents’ rights.”

“Right, I am,” Pence responded.

“But in this particular case, parents who say, along with the doctors, that what is best for their kids, what their kids feel most comfortable with doing, is gender transition,” Bash said. “The parents should not be allowed to do that?”

Pence did not appear to have a response ready for this fairly obvious question.

“Right, look, I, I, look… The, the s- state has the obligation to see to the safety and health and well-being of the people in the state,” he said, even though Pence adamantly opposes safety measures like vaccine mandates, which do a lot more to keep people safe than focusing on transgender youth. “And I accept that. Look, yet… I, I take your point, I take your point….”

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[UpInArms]

1. Is a brainless, spineless vacuous

Carcass in a human facade

[Marcus IM]

2. Will mother please take out the garbage!

Garbage in, garbage out.

[ShazzieB]

3. I love it when someone like Pence gets smacked in the face with their own hypocrisy!

That question obviously hit its mark, too. He was completely flummoxed. Nice work, Dana.

[rickford66]

4. It's called an endless loop. Bad programming.