Politico reports:
Former Vice President Mike Pence endorsed the Supreme Court’s decision to gut affirmative action programs at colleges and universities across the country, saying he does not believe there is racial inequality in America’s education system.
“I really don’t believe there is,” Pence told CBS’s Margaret Brennan during an interview on “Face the Nation” broadcast Sunday.
“I believe there was. I mean, it’s — there may have been a time when affirmative action was necessary simply to open the doors of all of our schools and universities, but I think that time has passed,” Pence said.
Read the full article. As you can see below, Pence is also denying that Trump told him to pressure governors to overturn the 2020 election result.
Asked about @washingtonpost report that Trump urged @Mike_Pence to “prod” then AZ Gov Ducey to overturn 2020 election, Pence tells @margbrennan he called Ducey & other Govs to get an update on election result reviews but doesn’t recall “any pressure” from Trump to influence… pic.twitter.com/eh0JW1iBVo
— Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) July 2, 2023