Advertisement
Tech

Mike Pence’s record on AIDS comes up amid Trump’s SOTU pledge

People were quick to note Pence’s history with AIDS.

Photo of Andrew Wyrich

Andrew Wyrich

Mike Pence AIDS Trump State of the Union

President Donald Trump said during his State of the Union address on Tuesday night that the United States would “defeat” AIDS in the near future.

Featured Video

The president asked Congress to “make the needed commitment” to eliminate the AIDS within 10 years. However, as many people pointed out online, Trump asking for that “commitment” while standing in front of Vice President Mike Pence rang hollow.

Pence, while the governor of Indiana, was hesitant in signing an executive order to allow for clean needle exchanges amid an HIV outbreak in 2015, according to reports. His decision prolonged the epidemic.

Given the vice president’s history with AIDS, people quickly criticized the president’s remarks.

Advertisement

https://twitter.com/Mickey_McCauley/status/1092981031802527744

Advertisement

https://twitter.com/aravosis/status/1092980968082808833

https://twitter.com/fuggirls/status/1092981434615099393

https://twitter.com/halemcs/status/1092982753296084992

Advertisement

The vice president did speak at an event honoring World AIDS Day last year.

READ MORE: 

Advertisement
 
The Daily Dot