Donald Trump announced his pick for his running mate this morning. Mike Pence, governor of Indiana, makes this officially stupid with stupid.
Pence was interviewed about evolution back in 2009 with Chris Matthews from MSNBC. Pence struggled to answer simple questions about it:
“MATTHEWS: Okay, you want to educate the American people about science and its relevance today. Do you believe in evolution, sir?
PENCE: Do I believe in evolution? I embrace the view that God created the heavens and the earth, the seas and all that’s in them.
MATTHEWS: Right. But do you believe in evolution as the way he did it?
PENCE: The means, Chris, that he used to do that, I can’t say. But I do believe in that fundamental truth.”
Here is another cringe-worthy quote from Pence on evolution:
“This is a popular argument of the intelligent design and young-Earth creationism community: ‘Teach the controversy.’ But one good reason not to teach creationism as a ‘theory’ is that it can’t be tested. Evolution, or more to the point, natural selection, has survived scientific tests for more than a century. As a theory of life, it has only grown stronger. If adherents to creationism reject the findings of geology and physics, for instance, which help us understand the age of the Earth, then how can we have a data-based, evidence-grounded discussion of creationism over natural selection?”
Donald Trump has never given a clear answer on the subject. One of his advisors coached him to say that he believes in both creationism and evolution when asked.
Pence is also a denier of climate change. From the same 2009 interview:
“PENCE: Well let me tell you. I think the science is very mixed on the subject of global warming, Chris.
Q: Then why should your party believe you’re going to get serious about it, if you say the science is mixed?
PENCE: Yeah, it’s a fair question. But look. I’m all for clean air. I’m all for clean coal technology. I’m sure reducing CO2 emissions would be a positive thing.”
Here is the 2009 interview for your face-palming frustration:
https://youtu.be/ap38iihBjZY
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