VP Mike Pence was asked about Mike Flynn being fired this morning at his NATO conference and responded by saying that he completely supported Trump’s decision to ask for Flynn’s resignation:
.@VP: “I was disappointed to learn that the facts that had been conveyed to me by General Flynn were inaccurate.” pic.twitter.com/xy1MmUblhg
— Fox News (@FoxNews) February 20, 2017
Pence said he was very disappointed to learn that what Flynn had told him about the call was inaccurate. I suspect it was compounded by the fact that he went the Sunday morning news shows and defended Flynn with that inaccurate information. Pence was embarrassed by Flynn and you can bet that’s exactly why he completely supports Trump’s decision to fire Flynn.
While Pence was there he also took a question on the media and promised to call out the media when they play fast and loose with the facts:
VP Mike Pence: We will continue to "call out the media when they play fast and loose with the facts" https://t.co/7NL8XjsmTr
— CNN (@CNN) February 20, 2017
Pence also said that Trump wants to see real progress on shared spending goals in the NATO alliance by the end of 2017:
VP Pence: Pres. Trump "expects real progress by the end of 2017" from NATO allies to share defense spending burden. https://t.co/RmoUYAubO9
— NBC Nightly News (@NBCNightlyNews) February 20, 2017