Extremely poor judgement much?

Vice President Mike Pence, speaking at a tax policy event in Arizona, sees Joe Arpaio in the crows and said, "Honored to have you here." and calls him a tireless champion of strong borders and the rule of law."

Thanks for nothin', pal. You just handed the forces of darkness a chunk of pure gold.

And now, when he tries to walk it back, he'll do that head-nod thing he does, and offer his signature boilerplate politician-speak, sort of like when George Stephanopoulos ate him for lunch over signing the Indiana religious-freedom bill in 2013.

I know for a fact the guy's actually quite sharp, and he's a principled conservative, but man, can he ever blow it at crucial times.