Mike Pence says that he never supported conversion therapy, despite his apparent support for the practice in 2000.
Earlier this week, gay Olympic figure skater Adam Rippon said that he was not happy with the White House picking Pence to lead the 2018 Winter Olympic delegation to South Korea.
“You mean Mike Pence, the same Mike Pence that funded gay conversion therapy?” he told USA Today. “I’m not buying it.”
After USA Today published that interview, Pence’s press secretary Alyssa Farah issued a statement:
This accusation is totally false and has no basis in fact. Despite these misinformed claims, the vice president will be enthusiastically supporting all the U.S. athletes competing next month in Pyeongchang.
