Manafort: Pence not 'a yes man'

Donald Trump campaign Chairman Paul Manafort on Sunday downplayed policy differences between the presumptive GOP nominee and his vice-presidential pick, Mike Pence, saying the New York mogul never wanted a “yes man” as his running mate.

In an interview on "Fox News Sunday," Manafort was pressed about the Indiana governor's support for trade deals that Trump has trashed as a key plank of his campaign platform, as well as Pence's comments criticizing Trump's proposed ban on Muslims entering the United States.


Manafort said host Chris Wallace was "exploiting the differences" but conceded, "This team is not going to see eye to eye on everything."

"Trump never said he wanted a yes man as vice president," Manafort said. "He wanted somebody who was experienced, someone who was successful and someone who could help him achieve the objectives in Washington. Gov. Pence does that."