'You Didn't Answer My Question': Mike Pence Grilled On Affirmative Action
ABC host Jonathan Karl grilled former Vice President Mike Pence, a Republican presidential candidate, about his views on Affirmative Action after the U.S. Supreme Court said that race could not be used as a factor in college admissions.
"I understand you fully support this decision, but if the end result is that America's most selective colleges and universities have fewer black and Hispanic students, is that a problem for America?" Karl asked the candidate in an interview that aired on Sunday.
"Well, look, I think I couldn't be more proud of the progress we've made toward a more perfect union in my lifetime," Pence opined. "And I really believe that the decision by the Supreme Court today was an acknowledgment of the incredible progress that minority Americans have made. Their extraordinary educational achievements. And I have every confidence that African-Americans and other minority Americans are going to continue to compete and succeed in universities around the country."
Pence pointed to Black American leaders like former President Barack Obama and former Secretary of State Colin Powell.
"But respectfully, you didn't answer my question," Karl pressed. "We've seen what has happened in nine states that have banned Affirmative Action."
"So again, my question to you, if that is the result here, is that a concern?" the host asked.