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Pence Backs Claim of ‘Middle Easterners’ In Caravan

October 23, 2018 at 2:55 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Vice President Pence supported President Trump’s claim without evidence that “unknown Middle Easterners” are traveling with the group of Central American migrants moving north through Mexico toward the U.S., The Hill reports.

Said Pence: “Well, it’s inconceivable that there are not people of Middle Eastern descent in a crowd of more than 7,000 people advancing toward our border.”

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