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VP Mike Pence just left an NFL game early to protest a protest he doesn't seem to understand

October 8, 2017

Vice President Mike Pence went to an NFL game in his home state of Indiana today, specifically — it seems — to throw a fit online. 

The VP attended the matchup between the San Francisco 49ers and Indianapolis Colts, a likely humdrum affair between two struggling teams with a combined one win between them. But Pence probably wasn’t there to take in the game or honor Trump pal Peyton Manning, who got himself a new statue outside Lucas Oil Stadium this weekend.  

Nope. Pence apparently attended to win some cheap political points by leaving the stadium after members of the visiting 49ers knelt during the national anthem to protest police brutality and the unequal treatment of minorities in the US. He then tweeted about it.  Read more…

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Source: Mashable | VP Mike Pence just left an NFL game early to protest a protest he doesn't seem to understand

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