(Radio Iowa) – Vice President Mike Pence says Thursday’s (today’s) report on economic growth in the third quarter shows the country is roaring back after the pandemic’s hit.

Vice President Mike Pence (AP File Photo/Steve Cannon)

Pence spoke at a rally at the Des Moines Airport this (Thursday) afternoon, highlighting the report showing the Gross Domestic Product grew 33 percent in July, August and September.

Pence spent the midsection of his speech on economic issues. He blasted the 2009 bail outs for the financial and auto industries during the Obama-Biden Administration and Biden’s approach to the pandemic.

Pence, who heads the White House Coronavirus Task Force, promised a vaccine will be defeat the virus and ensure America’s economic recovery. Pence, a frequent visitor to Iowa over the past four years, acknowledged the state’s outsized role in deciding the 2020 election.

Pence mentioned he and his wife, as well as the president and first lady, have already voted and took time during his remarks to refer to Iowa’s early voting rules and reciting the address for the Polk County Election Office where ballots can be cast Friday, Saturday AND Monday.

Democrats criticized Pence for holding a large public gathering in the midst of a pandemic. Biden’s communications director says Iowans have been pushed to the brink because the Trump-Pence Administration has completely given up on trying to control the virus. Biden will campaign in Iowa tomorrow (Friday), speaking at a drive-in rally where the crowd will sit in their vehicles and honk their car horns to applaud Biden’s remarks.