Taking softer tone, Pence calls Clinton 'admirable'

Republican vice presidential nominee Mike Pence offers rare praise for Hillary Clinton, saying both the Democratic presidential nominee and Donald Trump have “many admirable qualities.”

“I frankly think both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have many admirable qualities that young people can look up to,” Pence says in an interview on NBC’s “Today” show.

Republican vice-presidential nominee Governor Mike Pence and Democratic vice-presidential nominee Senator Tim Kaine shake hands after the vice-presidential debate at Longwood University, Virginia, October 4, 2016. (Joe Raedle/Pool via AP)

Pence, the Indiana governor and former congressman, praises the Republican businessman’s resilience, calling him a “strong leader.” He then quickly adds a nod to the opposition: “And I want to recognize Hillary Clinton as the first woman to be major party nominee in American history,” he says.

— AP