Senator, you whipped out that Mexican thing again, Pence said to Kaine.
Trump initially said inJune of 2015: When Mexico sends its people, theyre not sending their best.
Theyre not sending you.
Credit: CBS
Theyre not sending you.
Theyre sending people that have lots of problems, and theyre bringing those problems with us.
And some, I assume, are good people.
The comment was quicklydenounced online, and on television courtesy of Stephen Colbert.
TheLate Showhost went live on CBS following the debate, and mocked Pence for his slip.
Youve whipped out that Mexican thing again,' Colbert said in an incredulous tone.
It has a name, governor, I call it Pedro.
And it taught me Spanish.
(Pence later signed an amendment to the law to prevent discrimination.)
