Trump and Pence made peculiar statements on Wednesday. You should listen closely.

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By Jennifer Rubin February 15 at 9:00 AM

Over a week after the Rob Porter scandal broke, President Trump felt obliged to issue a statement. What came out was the most grudging, nonspecific utterance you could imagine. Indeed, he sounded resentful in having to address the issue at all. “I’m totally opposed to domestic violence of any kind. Everyone knows that. And it almost wouldn’t even have to be said. So, now you hear it, but you all know.” Everyone knows that. But, until now, we had not heard the president say it.

What was more revealing was that he did not say any of the following:

I won’t tolerate any abuser in my administration.

We must encourage women to come forward and believe them when they do.

I believe Rob Porter’s ex-wives.

We should not have people with a history of spousal abuse in high government positions.

Nope, he didn’t express any of these sentiments, which in any other administration would never be questioned. Trump, however, has a troubling past: He bragged on the “Access Hollywood” recording about abusing women; more than a dozen women have accused him of either harassment or assault; and he endorsed accused child molester Roy Moore in a Senate race. It’s a topic he wants no part of. And we should seriously consider that he does not think abusers should be banned from his administration, that he does think most women are liars, does not think Porter’s ex-wives are telling the truth, and does not think there is anything wrong with putting men with a history of spousal abuse in sensitive positions. After all, in the most unfiltered conduit for his views — his Twitter account — he’s never expressed the views. Instead he’s bemoaned the lack of due process for abusers.

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1. K&R

[dixiegrrrrl]

2. Wife #2 said he assaulted her.

That he grabbed her hair and ripped some of it from her head.

I have zero doubt he verbally abused his wives.