Rick Perry: I'd 'probably' attend a gay wedding

Rick Perry
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Following the brouhaha over Indiana's religious freedom law, former Texas Gov. Rick Perry is the latest potential Republican presidential candidate to discuss whether he would attend a same-sex wedding. His verdict: maybe.

"I probably would," Perry said Tuesday in an interview with Hugh Hewitt, "but I think the real issue here is that's the 'gotcha' question that the left tries to get out there."

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Jon Terbush

Jon Terbush is an associate editor at TheWeek.com covering politics, sports, and other things he finds interesting. He has previously written for Talking Points Memo, Raw Story, and Business Insider.