ST LOUIS, MO - OCTOBER 09: Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump listens during the town hall debate at Washington University on October 9, 2016 in St Louis, Missouri. This is the second of three presidential debates scheduled prior to the November 8th election. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump listens during the town hall debate at Washington University on October 9, 2016, in St Louis, Missouri.

Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images

Last week GOP vice presidential nominee Mike Pence declared his support for “immediately” establishing a safe zone in Syria for civilians fleeing violence.

At tonight’s GOP debate, Donald Trump declared his opposition to such a move, saying that the focus should be on ISIS, not Syrian president Bashar Al-Assad. When asked about the discrepancy by moderator Martha Raddatz, Trump simply replied, “He and I haven’t spoken and I disagree.”

Perhaps Pence heard the exchange. From Steve Clemons: