Published 11:41 IST, August 22nd 2020

Pence counterattacks Democrats' criticism, says Biden's presidency would crush economy

US Vice President Mike Pence on August 21 reportedly launched the Republican counterattack to the criticism that President Donald Trump received at the DNC.

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US Vice President Mike Pence on August 21 reportedly launched Republican counterattack to criticism that President Donald Trump received at Democratic National Convention. While speaking to an international media outlet, Pence countered that Democrats are offering a vision for country that would crush ecomy and promote kind of policies that will result in more violence. 

Following four-night event, while Joe Biden accepted Democratic Party mination and criticised Trump’s leership, Pence reportedly countered that Democrats painted a grim picture of America. United States Vice President said that most of convention was ‘an hominem attack’ on President. 

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Main thrust of upcoming Republican National Convention 

Pence furr went on to outline what would be main thrust of Republican at ir own national convention next week. While Biden in his speech h said that ‘character, decency, science and democracy are on ballot’, Pence reportedly said that ‘ecomy, law and order, and American people are on ballot’. Vice President ded that Republican will focus on what Trump has done to rebuild military, revive ecomy, appoint conservative justices and standing for law and order. 

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Moreover, Pence said that at Republican National Convention, team will contrast with Democrats nda of higher taxes, government-funded healthcare, immigration reform and continued calls to cut, defund, disassemble law enforcement, that’s driving violence in streets of US’ major cities. 

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As several high-profile Republicans, including former Secretary of State Colin Powell and former Ohio Goverr John Kasich, switched support and rooted for Biden over Trump, Pence reportedly said that those Republicans turned on Trump because he came to Washington promising to shake up establishment. He also ded that Biden’s long tenure in politics, as a US senator and two terms as Democratic President Barack Obama’s vice president, will be used against him.

(Im: AP) 

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11:41 IST, August 22nd 2020