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  Donald Trump takes credit for Pence’s super cool debate performance

Donald Trump takes credit for Pence’s super cool debate performance

PTI | LALIT K. JHA
Published : Oct 7, 2016, 6:53 am IST
Updated : Oct 7, 2016, 6:53 am IST

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump took credit for the widely praised debate performance of his running mate Mike Pence saying it demonstrated his leadership skills and reflected well on his

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump with his running mate Mike Pence. (Photo: AFP)
 Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump with his running mate Mike Pence. (Photo: AFP)

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump took credit for the widely praised debate performance of his running mate Mike Pence saying it demonstrated his leadership skills and reflected well on his own judgment and decision-making.

“Mike Pence did an incredible job. And I’m getting a lot of credit because that’s really my first so-called choice. That was my first hire, as we would say in Las Vegas,” Mr Trump told his supporters at an election rally in Reno, Nevada.

“Last night, America also got to look firsthand at my judgment and that was judgment you know you need, judgment for people, for deals,” the 70-year-old said.

Independent observers and mainstream media have said that Mr Pence won the vice-presidential debate against his Democratic nominee Tim Kaine. “I’ll tell you, he’s a good one. He was phenomenal. He was cool. He was smart. I mean, you just take a look at him. He was meant to be doing what he’s doing, and we are very, very proud of governor Mike Pence,” he said.

Speaking at an election rally in Virginia on Wednesday, Mr Pence described Mr Trump as a doer.

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