Mike Pence holds campaign rally in Boulder City day after debate
LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — Vice President Mike Pence touted the Trump administration's accomplishments and promised four more years of success if re-elected during a campaign rally in Boulder City on Thursday.
Pence's appearance was his first campaign event after the vice presidential debate with Democratic challenger Sen. Kamala Harris in Salt Lake City on Wednesday.
Second Lady Karen Pence introduced her husband to a huge round of applause from the socially-distanced crowd at the Make America Great Again rally at Boulder City Airport.
Pence opened the rally saying the debate with Kamala Harris showcased two different visions for America.
He accused the Biden/Harris ticket of wanting to raise taxes, open borders and defund the police.
The vice president said the Trump administration is focused on bringing more jobs to American citizens, backing law enforcement and getting a coronavirus vaccine ready by the end of the year.
“Let me say today to all of you standing here in the blazing sun of Nevada -- for our freedom, for all the ideals that have made American great and are making America great again, we need to decide right here, right now that Joe Biden will never be president of the United States of America," he said.
Pence added that Nevada voters are crucial in the upcoming election.
"Nevada and America need four more years of President Donald Trump in the White House. It's on Nevada. We are 26 days away from another great victory for the American people, and the road to victory runs through right through Nevada," said Pence.
Nevada Democrats were quick to criticize Pence's appearance, with Sen. Jacky Rosen saying the Trump administration failed to contain the coronavirus outbreak.
"Donald Trump and Mike Pence knew how dangerous the virus was and downplayed it anyway," Rosen said in a statement released by the Nevada State Democratic Party on Thursday. "They failed to provide a national response or vital federal resources like testing equipment and PPE to states that needed them the most, like Nevada."
After the rally, the vice president left Boulder City for Arizona to hold another rally. He's scheduled to return to Washington D.C. later in the day.
Boulder City said in a statement Wednesday that it reached an agreement with Pence's advance team to keep attendance capped at 250 people, in line with Nevada's COVID-19 directives.
