GOP Lawmakers Steer Clear of Pence

“Gov. Mike Pence came to Capitol Hill on a mission to promote Republican unity, attacking Hillary Clinton for describing many supporters of the GOP ticket as bigoted “deplorables” and urging Republicans to rally behind their nominee, Donald Trump,” the New York Times reports.

“But Mr. Pence struggled to press the attack: In separate news conferences, House and Senate Republican leaders declined to join Mr. Pence, the Indiana governor and vice-presidential nominee, in rebuking Mrs. Clinton over her remark.”

Politico: “Pence quickly tried to douse one political fire from Monday: his refusal to call white supremacist David Duke ‘deplorable’ during a CNN interview.”