VP Pence on Mollie Tibbetts: ‘You’re in the hearts of every American’

During an event to promote President Trump’s tax-cutting policies in Des Moines on Wednesday, Vice President Mike Pence took a moment to talk about missing UI student Mollie Tibbetts.

Marissa Payne

Vice President Mike Pence speaks at an event in Des Moines, Iowa promoting Trump’s tax-cutting policies on Wednesday Aug. 15.

Gage Miskimen, Editor in Chief
August 15, 2018

During his America First Policies event to promote President Trump’s tax-cutting policies at the Community Choice Credit Union Convention Center in Des Moines on Aug. 15, Vice President Mike Pence talked briefly about missing UI student Mollie Tibbetts.

Pence said he wanted to assure everybody that the government will continue to provide any and all federal support.

He wanted the Tibbetts family to know that they are “in the hearts of every American,” he said.

.@VP Pence on #MollieTibbetts: I want her family to know, “You’re in the hearts of every American,” and he vows federal agents will keep working to bring her back pic.twitter.com/nWGSe0CNhq

— The Daily Iowan (@TheDailyIowan) August 15, 2018

Marissa Payne contributed reporting.

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