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Vice President Mike Pence appeared on a Philadelphia newscast Friday to discuss racial unrest in America and refused to say or acknowledge that Black lives matter.
WPVI-TV‘s Brian Taff in an interview pressed Pence to utter “Black lives matter,” going as far as to break down the meaning of the phrase and why the rebuttal “all lives matter” is problematic.
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In his lead up to the question, Taff explained that there are just a “handful of elected Republican leaders in Washington who have uttered those words: ‘Black lives matter.'”
“People are saying, ‘of course all lives matter,’ but to say the words is an acknowledgment that Black lives also matter at a time in this country when it appears that there’s a segment of our society that doesn’t agree,” Taff continued.
Taff pointed out one last time that Pence wouldn’t say “Black lives matter” before moving on.
