Pence: 'Lots of Evidence of Ballot Fraud' Across the Country

Vice President Mike Pence Friday insisted there has been "lots of evidence of ballot fraud" across the country, and that he and President Donald Trump will fight hard to make sure there is only a "one person, one vote" election happening this year. 

"Check out Indiana, 2012, the state of Indiana, people were prosecuted for manufacturing ballots in the state of Indiana," Pence told "CBS This Morning" co-host Tony Dokoupil, who argued with him that there is no evidence that ballot fraud has happened. "It's happened around the country."

Pence, who appeared on several networks Friday morning, told CBS that Trump has pointed out that the administration supports absentee ballots because people must apply to vote. 

But with universal mail-in voting, many names on the voter list are inaccurate said Pence, and "they have people that have died."

Pence told CBS on Friday that he doesn't think the arrest of former Trump adviser Steve Bannon on charges that he and others took money from a crowdsourcing effort for building the Mexico border wall undercuts a campaign push on law and order. 

"Steve Bannon certainly deserves his day in court," said Pence. "I don't know any more about it than what I've seen in the news. President Trump actually denounced that effort months ago."

He added that Democrats like presidential nominee Joe Biden opposed the wall, but now more than 300 miles have been built, the "right way." 

Meanwhile, on Fox Business' "Mornings With Maria," Pence criticized what he called the negative messaging during this past week's Democratic National Convention. He also confirmed that the administration has designated that teachers are essential workers, but hasn't given them the mandate to work. 

"What that is, is when you’re declared an essential, it means you’re going to be prioritized for things like PPE [personal protective equipment] and support," he said. "We want to get our kids back to school but we also want our teachers to know that we’re going to make the resources available so that their schools can be a safe environment." He added that his wife Karen, who teaches art two days a week at Immanuel Christian School, a private school in Springfield, Virginia, will be back in the classroom teaching next week. 

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