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Pence backs Trump’s claim Middle Easterners are in migrant caravan, despite lack of evidence
Vice President Mike Pence on Tuesday stood by President Donald Trump's unsubstantiated claim there are "Middle Easterners" among thousands of Central American migrants headed for the US-Mexico border.
Vice President Mike Pence on Tuesday stood by President Donald Trump's unsubstantiated claim there are "Middle Easterners" among thousands of Central American migrants headed for the US-Mexico border.
"It's inconceivable that there are not people of Middle Eastern descent in a crowd of more than 7,000 people," Pence told The Washington Post.
In a statement to Business Insider,
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On Monday, Trump lamented the Mexican government's alleged inability to "stop" the caravan.
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