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Pence speaks: Vice presidential nominee visits King of Prussia ‘He tells it like it is’: Trump extolled as ‘a fighter, a winner’

UPPER MERION >> Nearly 250 Donald Trump supporters attended a campaign speech by Republican vice presidential nominee Mike Pence at custom fabricated parts manufacturer Tech Tube Inc in King of Prussia Tuesday afternoon.

After touring the facility with owner Gary Johnson, the Indiana governor delivered a populist message tailor-made for the fiscally conservative crowd that he and his running mate are trying to woo in the Keystone State, and specifically in the bellwether Philadelphia suburbs.

Pence was introduced in a scathing rebuke of Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton by state Rep. Mike Vereb, R-150, and wasted no time tearing into Clinton, especially on foreign policy, before extolling the positive attributes of his running mate.

“You’ve nominated a man who is a fighter, who is a winner, who gets up every day and will fight to make Amer-

ica great again,” Pence said, invoking the campaign’s slogan. “He tells it like it is from his heart, from his mind, and the American people hear him loud and clear.”

Pence dismissed criticism of the often controversial Trump by trying to humanize the business tycoon and political neophyte, who is trailing in regional polls.

He spoke about the compassion he saw Trump display to devastated families on a recent trip to flood-ravaged Louisiana and scolded the media for “paying more attention to what (Trump) said in the last 30 minutes than what Hillary has done in the last 30 years.”

Pence called Clinton’s agenda “stale” and argued that Americans facing economic stagnation and international threats are longing for a new direction.

“For the sake of our security, for the sake of our prosperity, for the sake of the rule of law and ensuring that the highest standards of integrity are in the highest office in the land, let’s ensure here and now that Hillary Clinton will never be elected president of the United States of America,” Pence bellowed to raucous applause, before going on to lambast the former secretary of state for emails she

GENE WALSH ―DIGITAL FIRST MEDIA Indiana Gov. Mike Pence speaks during a visit to the Tech Tube facility in King of Prussia on Tuesday.

GENE WALSH ―DIGITAL FIRST MEDIA Pennsylvania state Rep. Mike Vereb speaks at Tech Tube facility in King of Prussia before introducing Republican vice presidential candidate Gov. Mike Pence on Tuesday.

GENE WALSH ―DIGITAL FIRST MEDIA Republican vice presidential candidate Gov. Mike Pence talks with employees and invited guests Tuesday during a visit to Tech Tube in King of Prussia.