Vice President Mike Pence touted the Trump administration's response to the coronavirus pandemic and economic recovery at a campaign stop in Duluth on Friday. Pence also highlighted that President Donald Trump will stand for law and order as Wisconsin and other states have sometimes witnessed violent protests.
Hundreds gathered at the Clure Public Marine Terminal in the Twin Ports on Friday to hear the vice president speak. Pence echoed many of the themes from his speech at the convention, in which he said the 2020 election is a choice of "whether America remains America."
He touted President Donald Trump's response to the coronavirus pandemic, which has reached more than 5.8 million cases nationwide and claimed the lives of more than 181,000 as of Friday. Pence said Trump acted quickly to suspend all travel from China, as well as provide billions of supplies to health care professionals working on the front lines of the pandemic.
Pence promised supporters that the Trump administration would continue to put the health of Americans first as they worked to rebuild the economy. Many of the people waiting in line to enter the event on Friday were not wearing masks, but campaign officials told supporters they were required to get in.
"We're practicing safe measures. I got my own mask right now," she said, pointing to her bandana. "We're doing it, and we're going to get back to health. And, we need to do it soon. I appreciate that our president and our vice president want us back to work and back to our way of life."
Trump supporter Doug Poynter of Superior voiced concerns about how people are being told to act during the coronavirus pandemic.
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"People aren't going to have the free choice to do their work or whatever," Poynter said.
Poynter also believes Trump has done a good job with the economy, as well as handling turmoil over police shootings in cities like Kenosha, Minneapolis and Portland. He highlighted Trump's offer of federal assistance to local authorities.
Gov. Tony Evers has defended his administration's response to recent civil unrest after white Officer Rusten Sheskey shot Black Kenosha resident Jacob Blake in the back seven times on Sunday.
Yet, many of Trump's supporters voiced concern about safety and security at the Duluth event, as well as proposals to defund police.
Pence told the crowd that Trump will never defund law enforcement and would act quickly to provide federal assistance for states who request it. The vice president said the administration would seek to bring law and order for every race, color and creed.
"We don't have to choose between supporting law enforcement and standing with our African American neighbors to improve their lives, improve their schools and create new pathways to live the American dream," Pence said.
If former Vice President Joe Biden were elected, Pence claimed that he would be a Trojan horse for the radical left that would bring down the nation's decline.
Democrats have denounced similar claims by Pence at the Republican National Convention this week, including U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Madison.
"Donald Trump and Mike Pence are the folks in charge in this country at a time with all that’s going on — the thousands of people who’ve died from COVID-19, from the unrest we have in the streets, from the economic conditions that have closed more than 100,000 businesses. This is all happening under Donald Trump and Mike Pence," Pocan said.
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