Mike Pence refuses to call David Duke ‘deplorable’

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump’s running mate Mike Pence refused on Tuesday to say whether he thinks white supremacist David Duke is deplorable, repeating that he’s “not in the name-calling business,” as he tried to brush off the issue as a distraction.
Pence was asked at a news conference with House Republican leaders in Washington whether he wanted to amend comments he made on CNN the previous day. In the interview, he denounced support from Duke, but declined to