Mike Pence defends Trump lie that millions voted illegally [View all]
Watch Mike Pence try to defend Trump’s false claim that ‘millions’ voted illegally
Trump made a claim, without citing any evidence, that "millions of people" had voted illegally — and therefore he was actually also the winner of the popular vote.
Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump
In addition to winning the Electoral College in a landslide, I won the popular vote if you deduct the millions of people who voted illegally
12:30 PM - 27 Nov 2016 54,119 Retweets 163,425 Likes
The false claim was roundly decried as a "conspiracy theory" peddled on sites like Infowars.com that had already been widely debunked by fact-checkers. Nevertheless, numerous fact-checking organizations once again outlined why Trump's claim was unsubstantiated.
On ABC's "This Week" Sunday, host George Stephanopoulos asked Vice president-elect Mike Pence point-blank about the tweet. "That claim is groundless," Stephanopoulos said. "There's no evidence to back it up. Is it responsible for a president-elect to make false statements like that?"
What followed was an awkward exchange .............. VIDEO 2:54
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Here is the full interview. Advance to 17:30 for the exchange about Trump's lying about winning the popular vote.
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