Vice President Mike Pence argued on Monday that he knows President Donald Trump didn’t mean to be racist when referring to Haiti and African countries as “shithole countries” because “I know what’s in the president’s heart.”Pence defended the president in an Associated Press interview during his visit to Jerusalem. Trump’s comments, reportedly made during a private White House meeting on immigration policy with congressional leaders earlier this month, have been widely excoriated. Pence also claimed that Trump’s outburst had not harmed diplomatic efforts and relationships with world leaders, even though many of them have condemned the president’s remarks. “I just think leaders around the world appreciate the president’s renewed engagement. On Monday, the vice president also denied reports that Trump had an affair with porn star Stormy Daniels, calling them “baseless.”

Source: Huffington Post January 22, 2018 21:31 UTC