Mike Pence Blames Recent Town Hall Unrest on Liberal …

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On Wednesday, Vice PresidentMike Pence continued the narrative thats been coming from the conservatives in recent weeks during a speech in the St. Louis suburb ofFenton, Missouri. Speaking at the headquarters of Fabrick Cat, a manufacturer of construction vehicles, Pence insisted that the pro-Affordable Care Act/Obamacare stories being told at town hall events arent legitimate.The nightmare of ObamaCare is about to end, he said. Despite the best efforts of liberal activists at town halls around the country, ObamaCare has failed and it has got to go.

That same day, White House press secretary Sean Spicer gave a more tempered version of the same message, saying that Theres a hybrid there: I think some people are clearly upset, but there is a bit of professional protester, manufactured base in there. On Tuesday, PresidentDonald Trumptweeted the more harsh assessment, putting Pence in lockstep with him:

Also on Wednesday, though, Rep. Mark Sanford (R-South Carolina) went onCNN and pushed back against the idea of the pro-ACA town hall denizens being paid protesters:

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