The quote as shown leaves out the beginning of Pence’s sentence; it appears the word, “IF” was edited out.) Additionally a significant qualifier; the word “believe” was left out of the quotation.
While I wish Pence had been a little more artful in his reply, what he said was: “(IF) we appoint strict constructionists to the Supreme Court of the U.S.; as Donald Trump intends to do, I BELIEVE Roe vs. Wade will be consigned to the ash heap of history where it belongs.”
I am thinking this was staged. After turning to the audience for questions, Pence just happened to call on the guy who asked about abortion. The person’s name was ‘Dave’ and he described himself as a ‘Catholic Christian’. What do you think - is my tinfoil too tight?
Starts at about 25:25 =>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22Lgn4Qsmos