Mike Pence says his anti-gay reputation is ‘fake news’ as he speaks out in support of gay Olympian Adam Rippon

Mike Pence has labelled his anti-gay reputation as nothing more than “fake news”. 

After the Vice President tried to arrange a meeting with gay olympian Adam Rippon last month (Jan), the figure skater hit back at the politician and blasted his anti-gay voting record by tweeting a series of Pence’s own quotes. 

However, in a public response on Twitter, Pence has pleaded with Rippon to not believe the “fake news” about his anti-gay remarks, and insisted that he supports the gay olympian’s efforts at this year’s 2018 Winter Olympic Games. 

.@Adaripp I want you to know we are FOR YOU. Don’t let fake news distract you. I am proud of you and ALL OF OUR GREAT athletes and my only hope for you and all of #TeamUSA is to bring home the gold. Go get ‘em!

— Vice President Mike Pence (@VP) February 8, 2018

His remarks fall on deaf ears however, considering there’s absolutely nothing “fake” about his remarks about the LGBT+ community. Go figure. 

In 2006, Pence voted in favour of a constitutional amendment that would have kept marriage defined as between a man and a woman. The following year he also voted against two bills that would have helped stop discrimination against LGBT+ workers. 

Oh, and in 2009 he also tried to vote down a bill that would have expanded the definition of “hate crime” to include prejudice against someone’s sexual orientation. 

Sweetie.