Focusing on rushing through a nominee to the United States Supreme Court rather than doing everything we can to work across the aisle to craft a solution. To the problems, the crises facing our nation. Tens of millions of americans, unemployed. Hundreds of thousands of businesses permanentlylo closed. Schools all over the country either not yet open or just barely opened, and thousands upon thousands of americans died alone in pain, and comforted by family, uncertain of how they came to be in this place and cared for by their country. Eight. 5million infected 220,000 or more dead. We are in the middle of a tragic pandemic and a recession made worse by our presence bungled mishandling of the pandemic, and instead of coming together to provide the reliefteng that all states d all people are calling for, we are doing this. We are doing this. Instead, my republican colleagues are walking over dangerous precipice doing something according to graham was unthinkable just two years ago , in th
[cheering and applause] vice pres. Pence hello, South Carolina [cheering and applause] wow. Crowd. Great could we just hear it again for senator, Lindsey Graham . [applause] an amazing leader and friend. Making South Carolina proud. How about governor, henry mcmaster, everybody . [applause] strong and steady leadership. And congressman, William Timmons norman, great conservatives in the congress. [applause] all my fellow americans from near and far, it is great to be back in your state. Just seven days away from a great victory all across South Carolina and all across america. When we reelect president , donald trump, for four more years four more years four more years four more years [crowd chanting] 3,e pres. Pence on november lets show america that upstate and all of South Carolina are trump country. [cheering and applause] usa usa usa [crowd chanting] vice pres. Pence i want to thank you all for being here. Believed wego, you could be strong again. You believed we could be prospero
I have never been more excited to vote than i am right now. Are you . Applause]d anybody know where central is that . My dad owned a liquor store and a bar. I have met a lot of you people. I grew up in central South Carolina, and i get to introduce the Vice President. Isnt that great . Hey, jeff, go, tigers. I will talk about our governor, hardworking man. South carolina is the best place on the planet to raise a family and start a business. And we are going to keep it that way. Thank you, henry. What you allknow have been doing the last couple of days, but i know what i have been weighing. I have been working hard what i have been doing. I have been working hard to get the most qualified women on the Supreme Court in the history of this country. [tears and applause] cheers and applause] people ask me, what happened with you and the president . Well, we got off to a rocky start. He beat me pretty bad, i accepted my defeat. But i went to the white house after he was elected and he said,
Vice president pence spoke at a Campaign Rally in greenville, South Carolina one week of ahead election day. He was introduced by senator Lindsey Graham. Senator graham thank you, all. Thank you so much. Lets kick their ass. Lets kick their ass. I have never been more excited to vote than i am right now. Are you . [cheers and applause] anybody know where central is at . My dad owned a liquor store and a bar. I have met a lot of you people. I grew up in central South Carolina, and i get to introduce the Vice President. Isnt that great . Hey, jeff. Go, tigers. I will talk about our governor, hes a hardworking man. South carolina is the best place on the planet to raise a family and start a business. And we are going to keep it that way. Thank you, henry. Now, i dont know what you all have been doing the last couple of days, but i know what i have been doing. I have been working hard to get the most qualified woman on the Supreme Court in the history of this country. [cheers and applause]
Coney barrett and later a look at the how the Affordable Care act is an issue this Election Year with the good morning. Its the washington journal for friday, october 16. Both president and joe biden held separate town halls. A variety of topics were the stuff discussed. Show you short bits from both of those town halls. In our first hour, we will ask you to comment. Us a callt to give and you support President Trump and mike pence, 202 7488001 is the number to call. If you support joe biden, 202 7488000. Maybe watch the town halls, you are undecided at this point, give us a call at 202 7488002. If you want to text us this morning, you can do that. You can post on our twitter feed. Our Facebook Pages available as well. Usa today offering a breakdown of some of the topics at the town halls you saw last night. Here are some of the breakdowns from that. When it comes to President Trump with Savannah Guthrie, they became heated at one point. The president called the moderator so cute and c