Gov. Gary Herbert didn’t miss a beat when was asked if Vice President Mike Pence’s planned visit to Utah on Thursday might act as an antacid for Beehive State Republicans who suffer some heartburn over President Donald Trump.
“I think so,” he said. In Utah, “I think some people will say they voted for Mike Pence for vice president, and Donald Trump came along as president.”
Pence is scheduled to speak at Merit Medical on Thursday in South Jordan — after spending Wednesday night in Salt Lake City — to promote ratification of the U.