“Let me just say that what happened to George Floyd was a tragedy,” replied Pence. “We celebrate the fact that from the founding of this nation, we cherish the ideal that all, all of us are created equal and endowed by our creator with certain inalienable rights. And so, all lives matter in a very real sense.”

Taff then pressed Pence on the issue, explaining that saying the phrase “is an acknowledgement that Black lives also matter at a time in this country when it appears that there’s a segment of our society that doesn’t agree.” The vice president again refused to repeat the phrase.
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“Well, I don’t accept the fact, Brian, that there’s a segment of American society that disagrees in the preciousness and importance of every human life,” Pence said.