Pence Tells America To ‘Spend More Time On Your Knees Than On The Internet’ – By Cristina Cabrera (Talking Points Memo) / Aug 6 2019
Vice President Mike Pence gave some advice on Tuesday that led to a headline he probably wasn’t asking for.
According to the Washington Times, Pence was holding a Q&A with the conservative group Alliance Defending Freedom when he began discussing the backlash over his wife working at a school that bans LGBTQ students and faculty.
Pence’s detractors needn’t worry about incurring his wrath over their reaction to his wife’s job, however. “Forgiveness is a great gift,” the vice president proclaimed.
But Pence’s “number one” piece of advice on dealing with criticism was this: “Spend more time on your knees than on the internet.”
Some Twitter users were quick to spot the innuendo:
https://twitter.com/lyzl/status/1158841412647100417?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1158841412647100417&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Ftalkingpointsmemo.com%2Fnews%2Fpence-spend-time-knees-than-on-internet
https://twitter.com/achorowitz/status/1158817754872524806?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1158817754872524806&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Ftalkingpointsmemo.com%2Fnews%2Fpence-spend-time-knees-than-on-internet
Listen to the vice president, y'all. https://t.co/jx6BU0iEcB
— The Advocate (@TheAdvocateMag) August 6, 2019
It’s not the first time Pence has delivered an innuendo-adjacent quote:
Outstanding afternoon. "I've often said there's nothing better for the inside of a man than the outside of a horse." -Pres. Reagan #VPinMT pic.twitter.com/vagCjbLnxD
— Vice President Mike Pence Archived (@VP45) May 13, 2017
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