Pence condemns anti-Jewish vandalism, defends Trump’s response

FENTON, Mo. — Vice President Mike Pence on Wednesday strongly condemned vandalism at a St. Louis-area Jewish cemetery as a “vile act,” and later donned work gloves and raked up debris at the cemetery. Pence’s speech to workers and invited guests at a Fenton Caterpillar facility, and his subsequent trip to view the damage and aid…