Mike Pence Compares Donald Trump to Ronald Reagan

Pence, Trump's newly-named running mate, spoke Tuesday afternoon to a luncheon held by the American Conservative Union Foundation

Indiana Gov. Mike Pence compared Donald Trump to his "political hero," the late President Ronald Reagan. 

Pence, Trump's newly-named running mate, spoke Tuesday afternoon to a luncheon held by the American Conservative Union Foundation. 

Pence said that Trump, like Reagan, "never lost touch with everyday Americans" despite big career achievements.

The Indiana governor, long a favorite of conservatives, was making his first appearance as since Trump named him to the ticket. 

Pence deemed the presumptive nominee "a good man" who will be a great president because "his heart beats with" the American people. 

Trump will officially become the party's nominee Tuesday night at the Republican National Convention.

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