‘All life matters — born and unborn’: Pence invokes MLK to defend refusal to say ‘Black lives matter’

Vice President Mike Pence on Sunday invoked Martin Luther King Jr. and his anti-abortion views as he sought to defend his refusal to say “Black lives matter.”

CBS News host John Dickerson pressed Pence on his refusal to say the words “Black lives matter” amid weeks of protests over police brutality in the wake of the death of George Floyd.

“One thing protesters would like to hear is leaders say, ‘Black lives matter.’ You won’t say that,” Dickerson said. “Why?” Continue reading.