HOUSE OF REPS/IMPEACHMENT/MIKE PENCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UKRAINE: “House impeachment investigators widened the reach of their inquiry on Friday [10-4-19], subpoenaing the White House for a vast trove of documents and requesting more from Vice President Mike Pence to better understand President Trump’s attempts to pressure Ukraine to investigate his political rivals. The subpoena, addressed to Mick […]
Category: Mike Pence
9/26/2019
DEMS/IMPEACHMENT/MIKE PENCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @TeamTrump: VP @mike_pence: Democrats don’t have an agenda, that’s why they want to impeach @realDonaldTrump https://t.co/El9qOb6bkq” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 26, 2019 7:32 am […]
9/19/2019
MIKE PENCE/TRUMP PEOPLE: “RT @mike_pence: https://t.co/2fwh9qgnHl” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 19, 2019 9:03 pm […]
9/10/2019
ELECTION/MIKE PENCE/TRUMP PEOPLE: “RT @mike_pence: Thrilled to be here in the great state of North Carolina with a man who has been fighting every day to keep the promises he…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 10, 2019 7:43 am […]
9/10/2019
MIKE PENCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @mike_pence: It has been two and a half years of promises made and promises kept which is why we need FOUR MORE YEARS of President @real…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 10, 2019 7:43 am […]
9/9/2019
IRELAND/MIKE PENCE/TRUMP BUSINESS: “I had nothing to do with the decision of our great @VP Mike Pence to stay overnight at one of the Trump owned resorts in Doonbeg, Ireland. Mike’s family has lived in Doonbeg for many years, and he thought that during his very busy European visit, he would stop and see his […]
9/5/2019
EU/FOREIGN DIGNITARIES/MIKE PENCE/TRUMP PEOPLE/UK: “Battered by serial defeats in Parliament, scolded by members of his own party, abandoned by even his own brother, Prime Minister Boris Johnson of Britain looked this week like someone who could use a friend. He got one Thursday [9-5-19]— or at least a faithful understudy — in the person of […]
9/3/2019
IRELAND/MIKE PENCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Vice President Mike Pence departed his hotel overlooking stunning vistas of the Atlantic Ocean just before 8:30 a.m. Tuesday [9-3-19] for his official visit with Michael D. Higgins, the president of Ireland. It would be quite some time before he got there. There was the hourlong motorcade to the airport […]
8/29/2019
MIKE PENCE/NATURAL DISASTERS/POLAND/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Thursday [8-29-19] canceled his planned trip to Poland this weekend, saying he wanted to remain stateside as a potentially major hurricane takes aim at Florida. Vice President Mike Pence will take Trump’s place in Poland, where Trump was scheduled to attend a commemoration event for the […]
8/28/2019
MIKE PENCE/TRUMP PEOPLE/VA: “RT @mike_pence: During the last Administration the VA was removing Bibles & even banning Christmas carols to be politically correct, but un…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 28, 2019 9:32 pm […]
8/14/2019
MIKE PENCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @mike_pence: America needs four more years of President @realDonaldTrump and the people of North Carolina agree! https://t.co/b6Kh9kbc1d” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 14, 2019 4:34 pm […]
8/13/2019
HOLIDAY/MIKE PENCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @SecondLady: IN THE NEWS: Whispering Pines will present Christmas tree for the Vice President’s Residence| WLUK ?#Christmas @VP http…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 13, 2019 2:35 pm […]
8/2/2019
MIKE PENCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @mike_pence: Four more years means more JOBS, more JUDGES, more SUPPORT FOR OUR TROOPS, and four more years of draining the swamp! #MAGA…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 2, 2019 6:59 am […]
7/22/2019
DRUGS/MIKE PENCE/TRUMP PEOPLE: “An employee of the drug recovery center that Vice President Mike Pence abruptly withdrew from visiting agreed to plead guilty last week to federal drug trafficking charges. Jeff Hatch, who is listed as the chief business development officer at Granite State Recovery Centers, is accused of moving 1,500 grams of fentanyl, an […]
7/2/2019
MIKE PENCE/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Within the Trump administration, Vice President Mike Pence is known as a port of calm and stability amid the churn of chaos. So on Tuesday [7-2-19], when he abruptly abandoned a planned trip to New Hampshire after he had already boarded Air Force Two at Joint Base Andrews in suburban Maryland, it […]
6/26/2019
MEXICO/MIKE PENCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @mike_pence: What Americans hear tomorrow night will only confirm that Mexico has done more in the last 10 DAYS to secure the southern b…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 26, 2019 5:47 am […]
6/26/2019
MIKE PENCE/TRUMP PEOPLE: “RT @mike_pence: America needs 4 more years of prosperity, 4 more years of security, and 4 MORE YEARS of President @realDonaldTrump! #KeepAm…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 26, 2019 5:44 am […]
6/26/2019
HISPANICS/MIKE PENCE: “RT @mike_pence: Latino Americans know that it was freedom, not socialism, that gave us the most prosperous and powerful nation in the histo…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 26, 2019 5:41 am […]
6/25/2019
HISPANICS/MIKE PENCE/TRUMP PEOPLE: “RT @mike_pence: Looking forward to being in Miami today to kick off the @TeamTrump Latino Coalition! Under @realDonaldTrump more Hispanic A…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 25, 2019 6:59 am […]
6/14/2019
ELECTION/ENDORSEMENT/MIKE PENCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Friday [6-14-19] declined to give Vice President Mike Pence an early endorsement for president in 2024. When asked in an interview with ‘Fox & Friends’ whether Pence would have his ‘automatic endorsement,’ Trump tried to sidestep the question. ‘Well, it’s — I love Mike, we are running […]
6/12/2019
MIKE PENCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @mike_pence: The American people will continue to be drawn to @realDonaldTrump’s consistent, conservative leadership – and I couldn’t be…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 12, 2019 9:23 pm […]
6/7/2019
MIKE PENCE/TRUMP PEOPLE: “HAPPY BIRTHDAY to our great @VP Mike Pence! https://t.co/k2fmu5bR5R” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 7, 2019 9:44 am […]
6/7/2019
MIKE PENCE/NASA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “For months the Trump administration has been proclaiming an Apollo-like urgency to return astronauts to the moon within five years. On Friday [6-7-19], President Trump appeared to suggest on Twitter that NASA was focusing on the wrong goal…Aspects of the administration’s space policy have been widely praised, including a renewed focus […]
5/31/2019
ELECTION/MELANIA/MIKE PENCE/RALLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I will be announcing my Second Term Presidential Run with First Lady Melania, Vice President Mike Pence, and Second Lady Karen Pence on June 18th in Orlando, Florida, at the 20,000 seat Amway Center. Join us for this Historic Rally! Tickets: https://t.co/1krDP2oQvG” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 31, 2019 3:35 pm […]
5/10/2019
MIKE PENCE/TRUMP PEOPLE: “V.P. Mike Pence will be interviewed on @foxandfriends at 7:30 A.M. Enjoy!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 10, 2019 6:27 am […]
5/9/2019
AGRICULTURE/MIKE PENCE/NATURAL DISASTERS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Rep. Austin Scott was visibly distressed Thursday [5-9-19] as he read aloud part of a speech Vice President Mike Pence made to farmers in his home state of Georgia last fall, less than two weeks after Hurricane Michael cut a trail of devastation. ‘Let me say to all the farmers […]
5/7/2019
IRAQ/MIDDLE EAST/MIKE POMPEO/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made a lightning visit to Baghdad on Tuesday [5-7-19] to show U.S. support for the Iraqi government as Washington steps up warnings to Iran against any action against American interests in the Middle East. The unannounced trip began and ended after nightfall and under heavy security. […]
5/6/2019
FOREIGN POLICY/IRAN/MIKE PENCE/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “At the Munich Security Conference in February, the face of the Trump administration was Vice President Mike Pence, who urged longstanding American allies to pull out of a denuclearization deal with Iran. When President Trump needed an emissary to describe his proposed tax overhaul in 2017, Mr. Pence was deployed […]
5/4/2019
MIKE PENCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @mike_pence: Congratulations to @derekbrownutah on becoming Chairman of the @UtahGOP! Utah’s economy is on FIRE thanks to the leadership…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 4, 2019 10:32 pm […]
4/7/2019
BORDER/MIKE PENCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @mike_pence: .@RealDonaldTrump is doing his job to SECURE OUR BORDER! @CBP is doing their job. It’s time for Congress to do its job and…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 7, 2019 2:54 pm […]
4/7/2019
MIKE PENCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @mike_pence: The last 2 years, under @RealDonaldTrump, have been 2 years of action – it’s been 2 years of results – & it’s been 2 years…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 7, 2019 2:53 pm […]
4/5/2019
BORDER/MIKE PENCE/NAFTA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s announcement Thursday [4-4-19] that he would be willing to sideline a new trilateral trade pact with Canada and Mexico — a move that would allow him to impose the auto tariffs he has been threatening to unveil — couldn’t have come at a worse time for Mike […]
3/26/2019
MIKE PENCE/NASA/TRUMP PEOPLE: “U.S. Vice President Mike Pence announced on Tuesday [3-26-19] an accelerated goal of putting Americans back on the moon within five years ‘by any means necessary,’ and NASA’s top official immediately embraced the challenge. Pence, chairing a meeting of the National Space Council at NASA’s Marshall Spaceflight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, borrowed […]
3/14/2019
LGBTQ/MIKE PENCE/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Vice President Mike Pence hosted Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar and his same-sex partner at the Naval Observatory for the Friends of Ireland breakfast on Thursday [3-14-19]. While the Pences hosted Varadkar last year as part of an annual trip the Irish delegation makes to Washington, this year the vice president and […]
3/12/2019
FOREIGN POLICY/GOP/MIKE PENCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “When former Vice President Dick Cheney charged this weekend that Donald Trump treats American foreign policy like a ‘New York real estate deal,’ he demanded an answer not from the president but from Trump’s mild-mannered vice president, Mike Pence. To the audience of Republican insiders gathered in Sea Island, Ga., […]
3/11/2019
FOREIGN POLICY/GOP/MIKE PENCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Dick Cheney lit into Vice President Mike Pence behind closed doors over the direction of the Trump administration’s foreign policy, flouting a set of agreed-upon subjects and forcing Pence on the defensive over President Donald Trump’s foreign policy. The former vice president interviewed Pence at the American Enterprise Institute’s annual […]
3/9/2019
MIKE PENCE/TRUMP PEOPLE: “RT @mike_pence: Great to be in Kentucky! I’m proud to stand with @MattBevin who is working tirelessly for the great people of the Bluegrass…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, March 9, 2019 11:33 pm […]
3/2/2019
MIKE PENCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @dcexaminer: Pence says President Trump has ‘no higher priority than the safety of the American people.’ #CPAC2019 https://t.co/fmBGjTBC…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, March 2, 2019 9:23 am […]
3/1/2019
DEMS/MIKE PENCE/NORTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Vice President Mike Pence said in a wide-ranging speech Friday [3-1-19] that President Donald Trump and the United States will continue dialog with North Korea to pressure the country towards denuclearization, after a recent summit between the two countries was cut short due to disagreements in negotiations…But faced with Trump’s […]
2/20/2019
MIKE PENCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Vice President Mike Pence mentioned his boss in a speech on Friday, and he may not have gotten the reaction he expected. As he spoke to attendees of the Munich Security Conference, he noted that he was there on behalf of a ‘great champion of freedom and of a strong national […]
2/7/2019
EDUCATION/LGBTQ/MIKE PENCE/TRUMP PEOPLE: “In the upside-down logic of conservative religious politics, then-Indiana Gov. Mike Pence framed a law that permitted discrimination to be about ‘freedom’ and sparked such outrage — ‘Fix this now’ demanded Indiana’s leading paper — that he had to reverse it. Now it’s Karen Pence, the vice president’s wife, who’s stirring controversy […]
1/31/2019
ABORTION/DEMS/ELECTION/GOP/MIKE PENCE/NEW YORK/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “When New York expanded abortion rights last week for the first time in 49 years, Democrats across the state were exultant. Now, that jubilation has been met with an equal and opposite reaction. Anti-abortion advocates, from grass-roots activists all the way to the White House, are taking aim at New […]
1/30/2019
FLORIDA/LATINOS/MIKE PENCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/VENEZUELA: “Vice President Mike Pence and top Florida Republicans plan to rally Friday [2-1-19] in Miami to support Venezuela’s new interim president and highlight the Trump administration’s aggressive approach to the ongoing political crisis. But it’s also an opportunity to open a door with Hispanic voters in a state that’s critical to […]
1/23/2019
CENTRAL AMERICA/IMMIGRATION/MIKE PENCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump said Wednesday [1-23-19] that ‘Honduras is doing nothing’ to stop migrant caravans from coming toward the US, less than a day after Vice President Mike Pence praised Honduras for its efforts to stop caravans…The President has been a frequent critic of granting foreign aid to Central American […]
1/23/2019
DEMS/MIKE PENCE/RACISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Today, the vast majority of Americans revere the legacy of civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr., but they aren’t always on the same page when it comes to the meaning of that legacy. Take, for example, the contrast between how Vice President Mike Pence and two congressional Democrats spoke about […]
1/20/2019
MIKE PENCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @VP: Honored to serve as @POTUS Trump’s Vice President these past two years, working to deliver historic results for the American people…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, January 20, 2019 7:51 pm […]
1/17/2019
MIKE PENCE/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “North Korea has not taken ‘concrete steps’ to dismantle its nuclear weapons program, Vice President Mike Pence told a group of U.S. diplomats on Wednesday [1-16-19]. Speaking to about 180 U.S. ambassadors at a conference in the State Department, Pence said Pyongyang has not yet begun to fulfill its pledge […]
1/16/2019
ISIS/MIKE PENCE/SYRIA/TERRORISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A suicide bombing in Syria killed four Americans and wounded three more on Wednesday [1-16-19], raising questions about the terror group’s resilience and reviving the pitched debate around Donald Trump’s plan to withdraw American forces from the country. The Islamic State, also known as ISIS, claimed credit for the attack in […]
1/16/2019
AMBASSADOR/GOVERNMENT/MIKE PENCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Vice President Mike Pence tried to enlist America’s ambassadors in the shutdown fight on Wednesday [1-16-19], telling the diplomats they each have ‘a role to play as we take the battle forward on Capitol Hill to secure our border.’ But even as Pence urged the embassy chiefs to defend President Donald […]
1/8/2019
BORDER/CLINTONS/JIMMY CARTER/MEXICO/MIKE PENCE/OBAMA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “The Latest on President Donald Trump’s claim that his predecessors endorsed his idea of a wall at the U.S.-Mexico border (all times local): 9:05 a.m. Vice President Mike Pence says President Donald Trump’s recent claim that his predecessors endorsed his idea of a U.S.-Mexico border wall was an ‘impression.’ Trump […]
1/6/2019
DEMS/MIKE PENCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “V.P. Mike Pence and group had a productive meeting with the Schumer/Pelosi representatives today. Many details of Border Security were discussed. We are now planning a Steel Barrier rather than concrete. It is both stronger & less obtrusive. Good solution, and made in the U.S.A.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, January 6, 2019 […]
1/5/2019
BORDER/MIKE PENCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “V.P. Mike Pence and team just left the White House. Briefed me on their meeting with the Schumer/Pelosi representatives. Not much headway made today. Second meeting set for tomorrow. After so many decades, must finally and permanently fix the problems on the Southern Border!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, January 5, 2019 4:05 […]
12/19/2018
GOP/MIKE PENCE/SENATE/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “GOP senators leveled blistering criticism at Vice President Mike Pence on Wednesday [12-19-18] for President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from Syria, with multiple Republican senators expressing outrage and frustration. Pence was dispatched to the Hill as the administration began absorbing a torrent of condemnation from hawkish Republicans, who blasted the […]
12/17/2018
MIKE PENCE/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump will order in the coming days the establishment of a new military space command, a move that comes as Vice President Mike Pence plans two high-profile visits related to the US space program, three US officials tell CNN. Pence will visit Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral […]
11/28/2018
COURTS/MIKE PENCE/ROBERT MUELLER/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Senate on Wednesday [11-28-18] advanced a controversial Trump judicial nominee who has faced strong criticism over his record on voting rights. In a 51-50 vote, with Vice President Mike Pence breaking the tie, the Senate agreed to move forward on the nomination of Thomas Farr, who President Donald Trump […]
11/28/2018
HILLARY CLINTON/MIKE PENCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @MikePenceVP: I’m thankful for every day Hillary Clinton is not President!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 28, 2018 9:29 am […]
11/27/2018
ELECTION/GOP/MIKE PENCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence launched a rescue mission in Mississippi for a Republican candidate on the eve of a run-off election for the U.S. Senate, with Democrats hoping to win a seat in the state for the first time since 1982. Trump appeared at two large, […]
11/23/2018
CABINET/MIKE PENCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “As President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence prepared to gather for their weekly lunch in August 2017, the President told his staff to add two more plates. Both men had just welcomed new chiefs of staff — retired Marine Corps Gen. John Kelly and Nick Ayers, a then-34-year-old […]
11/17/2018
MEDIA/MIKE PENCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….I can’t imagine any President having a better or closer relationship with their Vice President then the two of us. Just more FAKE NEWS, the Enemy of the People!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 17, 2018 11:42 am […]
11/17/2018
MEDIA/MIKE PENCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The New York Times did a phony story, as usual, about my relationship with @VP Mike Pence. They made up sources and refused to ask me, the only one that would know, for a quote….” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 17, 2018 11:42 am […]
11/16/2018
ELECTION/MIKE PENCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump’s post-midterm election news conference at the White House last week took a surprising turn when a reporter asked about locking down his 2020 ticket. ‘Mike, will you be my running mate?’ Mr. Trump asked Vice President Pence, who stood up, raised his hand, and nodded. ‘Will you? Thank you. […]
11/16/2018
MIKE PENCE/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Nick Ayers could almost be confused for a college fraternity brother as he flashes a broad grin in a selfie taken with Mike Pence just moments after the Indiana governor was named Donald Trump’s running mate. In fact, the baby-faced campaign strategist in the white undershirt had a pivotal role in Trump’s […]
11/16/2018
CHINA/MIKE PENCE/TRADE WAR/TRUMP PEOPLE: “US and Chinese leaders presented opposing visions for the world in back-to-back speeches at the 2018 APEC conference in Papua New Guinea on Saturday [11-17-18], amid rising tensions between the world’s two major powers. Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke of the need for global cooperation and international trade, telling the Asia-Pacific […]
11/15/2018
MIKE PENCE/NUCLEAR/RUSSIA/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Russian President Vladimir Putin briefly talked with U.S. Vice President Mike Pence Thursday [11-15-18] about issues that will likely top the agenda of his planned meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump. Putin said he and Pence spoke on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit in Singapore, discussing arms […]
11/15/2018
MIKE PENCE/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/SUMMIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The second summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will focus on creating a ‘verifiable plan’ for North Korea’s denuclearization, Vice President Mike Pence said Thursday [11-15-18], but an accounting of Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons and testing sites will not be a prerequisite for the meeting. […]
11/15/2018
MIKE PENCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “One is huddling with the Russian President, gripping-and-grinning with the Japanese prime minister and pressing Myanmar’s ruler to free imprisoned journalists. The other is tweeting fury at the special counsel, sitting for lengthy sessions with his private attorneys and working to salvage his image as commander in chief after it took […]
11/15/2018
MIKE PENCE/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/SUMMIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Vice President Mike Pence said Thursday [11-15-18] that the US will not require North Korea to provide a full list of its nuclear and missile sites before President Donald Trump meets with dictator Kim Jong Un for a second summit slated for early next year. Washington and Pyongyang have been […]
11/3/2018
ELECTION/MIKE PENCE/RALLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump is holding onto hope that his pre-midterm rally sprint will ensure the ‘blue wave’ hits a ‘red wall’ during Tuesday’s [11-6-18] elections — and he didn’t pass up an opportunity to talk up his own 2020 reelection push, either. After a brief introduction by Vice President Mike Pence […]
10/24/2018
CANADA/MIKE PENCE/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s plan to create a U.S. Space Force would require a multiyear reorganization of military operations, with potential spillover effects on existing partnerships that involve Canada. Canada is watching and evaluating whether NORAD — the joint Canada-U.S. command defending North American air space — or the terms of Canada’s […]
10/4/2018
CHINA/GOP/MIKE PENCE/TRUMP PEOPLE: “U.S. Vice President Mike Pence intensified Washington’s pressure campaign against Beijing on Thursday [10-4-18] by accusing China of ‘malign’ efforts to undermine President Donald Trump ahead of next month’s congressional elections and reckless military actions in the South China Sea. In what was billed as a major policy address, Pence sought to […]
10/4/2018
CHINA/MIKE PENCE/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Vice President Mike Pence on Thursday [10-3-18] accused China of trying to undermine President Donald Trump through a variety of tactics, including targeted tariffs on Trump supporters and well-placed propaganda meant to exploit ‘wedge issues’…Pence’s comments — sure to further inflame tensions between the two countries — fleshed out Trump’s vague […]
10/4/2018
CHINA/MIKE PENCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “China accused US Vice President Mike Pence of slandering the country with ‘baseless’ allegations Friday {10-5-18], after he delivered a scathing speech in Washington claiming Beijing was trying to covertly influence US politics for its own political gain. Pence launched his full-throated attack in a speech to the Hudson Institute, […]
9/6/2018
MEDIA/MIKE PENCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Thursday [9-6-18] scolded the media for its ‘wild obsession’ with unmasking the anonymous author of The New York Times’ explosive editorial alleging a ‘quiet resistance’ within the Trump administration…A flood of senior administration officials, including Vice President Mike Pence and several cabinet […]
9/6/2018
JAMES MATTIS/MEDIA/MIKE PENCE/MIKE POMPEO/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Top aides to Donald Trump scrambled on Thursday [9-6-18] to deny authorship of an anonymous New York Times opinion column that slammed the U.S. president’s leadership style and described ‘a quiet resistance’ to him within his own administration. By early afternoon, eight senior officials had disavowed the piece, including Vice […]
8/31/2018
MIKE PENCE/SINGAPORE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump will skip summits with Asian leaders in Singapore and Papua New Guinea in November, sending Vice President Mike Pence in his place, the White House said on Friday [8-31-18], an announcement that will raise questions about his commitment to a regional strategy to counter China. Trump was invited […]
8/9/2018
DEFENSE/MIKE PENCE/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Vice President Pence promoted a proposed Space Command on Thursday [8-9-18] as ‘an idea whose time has come’ in comments at the Pentagon to unveil a few more details about President Trump’s plan to create another military force, this one for outer space, and to be in operation by 2020. Mr. […]
8/9/2018
DEFENSE/MIKE PENCE/MILITARY/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Vice President Mike Pence laid out an ambitious plan Thursday [8-9-18] to put President Trump’s stamp on the U.S. military by creating a military command dedicated to space—the Space Force. If established by Congress, the Space Force would join the U.S. Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard and become […]
MIKE POMPEO/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/SANCTIONS/TRUMP PEOPLE: “White House national security adviser John Bolton on Tuesday [-8-7-18] said North Korea has not taken the necessary steps to denuclearize despite an agreement between Pyongyang’s leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump in June. Bolton, in an interview on Fox News, said U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo […]
8/2/2018
ELECTION/GOP/MIKE PENCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Trump is heading to central Ohio Saturday [8-4018] to shore up support for a Republican House candidate who has struggled to raise money and is failing to motivate GOP voters. The Tuesday {7-31-18] special election between Republican Troy Balderson and Democrat Danny O’Connor offers a preview of dozens of […]
7/31/2018
2016 ELECTION/CYBERWAR/DHS/MIKE PENCE/RUSSIA/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Vice President Mike Pence directly criticized Russia for the Kremlin’s interference in the 2016 US elections during a speech Tuesday [7-31-18] in New York City…The vice president added that Russia’s goal was to sow discord and division and weaken the American people’s faith in democracy. Pence was the keynote speaker at […]
7/31/2018
MIKE PENCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/VA: “RT @dougmillsnyt: .@realDonaldTrump pumps his fist after his new Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert Wilkie is sworn-in by @VP Mike Pence…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 31, 2018 5:29 am […]
7/15/2018
MIKE PENCE/TRUMP PEOPLE: “RT @Scavino45: “Mike Pence op-ed: Trump White House phenomenally successful” https://t.co/L2WaPpxxgg“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 15, 2018 8:33 am […]
7/11/2018
CHINA/ELECTIONS/MIKE PENCE/TRADE WAR/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Vice President Mike Pence begins a campaign swing through the Midwest on Wednesday [7-11-18] designed to fire up the base in three battleground House districts. But there’s also a secondary mission: damage control. In the face of a trade war that intensified just four days ago, Pence is quietly setting up […]
7/10/2018
DEMS/ELECTIONS/MIKE PENCE/NOMINATIONS/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The day after he was nominated to become a Supreme Court justice, Brett Kavanaugh visited Capitol Hill, where his possible future on the high court will be determined. Kavanaugh and Vice President Mike Pence met Tuesday [7-10-18] with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. The meeting came at almost the […]
7/6/2018
DEMS/ICE/IMMIGRATION/MIKE PENCE/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Vice President Mike Pence said Friday [7-6-18] that the calls within the Democratic Party to abolish the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency are ‘irresponsible’ and ‘unacceptable…’ Pence argued that dismantling the agency would lead to more violent crime, more gangs like MS-13, more drugs in the country, and increased human trafficking. ICE […]
6/28/2018
IMMIGRATION/MIKE PENCE/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Vice President Mike Pence plans to urge the leaders of three Central American nations to do more to stop the flow of migrants from their countries in a meeting later Thursday [6-28-18], while Congress and the Trump administration struggle to find a solution back home. The vice president wraps up his three-country […]
6/26/2018
BORDER/IMMIGRATION/MIKE PENCE/TRUMP PEOPLE: “U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, on the first day of a Latin America trip, took President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown on a roadshow, urging countries in the region to rein in the flow of migrants to the U.S. or face consequences…In his remarks with Mr. Pence, Mr. Temer expressed his country’s concern […]
6/22/2018
MIKE PENCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Governor Henry McMaster is a truly fine man who loves the People of South Carolina. He was one of my very early supporters and truly helped me to a Big South Carolina Victory. I will see you all in S.C on Monday and Vice President Pence will be there for […]
6/7/2018
LEGAL/MIKE PENCE/SPORTS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Colin Kaepernick’s legal team is expected to seek subpoenas for President Donald Trump, Vice President Mike Pence and other campaign officials relating to the quarterback’s collusion case against the NFL, a source familiar with the ongoing grievance process has told CNN. The new move intends to explore NFL owners’ ties with […]
6/4/2018
MIKE PENCE/TRUMP PEOPLE/VENEZUELA: “The Trump administration renewed its call Monday [6-4-18] for the Organization of American States to suspend Venezuela and for other members to step up pressure on the country’s government to restore constitutional order. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told the Western Hemisphere bloc that President Nicolas Maduro’s government was in the process […]
5/24/2018
MIKE PENCE/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “North Korea’s senior envoy for U.S. affairs renewed a threat to call off a planned summit with President Donald Trump and warned that Pyongyang could ‘make the U.S. taste an appalling tragedy it has neither experienced nor even imagined.’ In its most direct language aimed at Washington following a recent […]
5/24/2018
LIBYA/MIKE PENCE/NORTH KOREA/SINGAPORE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump has notified Kim Jong-un, the North Korean leader, that he has canceled their much-anticipated meeting to discuss steps toward denuclearization and peace because of recent ‘tremendous anger and open hostility’ by Pyongyang toward members of his administration. In a letter dated Thursday [5-24-18] to Mr. Kim, the American […]
5/20/2018
ELECTIONS/MIKE PENCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump is amassing an army of political insiders for 2020 — all without leaving the White House. The Trump administration has hosted 14 ‘state days’ over the past few months, inviting county commissioners of both parties to come through for tours and meet senior administration officials, including Vice […]
5/15/2018
MIKE PENCE/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Mike Pence’s official role is vice president of the United States. But, unofficially, he’s the president of a very important group within the White House: Donald Trump’s fan club. Trump likes to surround himself with people who adore him — and don’t mind speaking, sometimes at length, of their admiration and respect […]
5/14/2018
GOP/MIKE PENCE/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Representative Jeb Hensarling of Texas needed a favor: Before retiring at the end of his term, Mr. Hensarling, a powerful conservative, wanted to anoint an activist named Bunni Pounds as his successor. He reached out to President Trump for help, but Mr. Trump and his aides hesitated to meddle in a House […]
5/3/2018
MIKE PENCE/RELIGION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump proclaimed the U.S. ‘a nation of believers’ Thursday [5-3-18] and cited his administration’s support of religious rights in a Rose Garden gathering with faith leaders. Marking the National Day of Prayer, Mr. Trump described his backing for the annual March for Life antiabortion rally, steps his administration has […]
5/3/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/MIKE PENCE/NORTH KOREA/SOUTH AMERICA/TRUMP PEOPLE: “U.S. Vice President Mike Pence is postponing his plans to travel to Brazil this month in order to ensure foreign policy resources are focused on President Donald Trump’s coming talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, Pence’s spokeswoman said on Thursday [5-3-18]…No exact date or location has been […]
5/1/2018
ETHICS/MIKE PENCE/TRUMP PEOPLE: “As embattled Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens’ legal and political woes deepen, some White House officials are inquiring whether the controversy could also envelop the governor’s former top campaign adviser, Nick Ayers, who is now Vice President Mike Pence’s chief of staff. Multiple officials in President Donald Trump’s administration have privately put out […]
4/30/2018
MIKE PENCE/TRUMP PEOPLE/VA: “Vice President Mike Pence’s physician privately raised alarms within the White House last fall that President Donald Trump’s doctor may have violated federal privacy protections for a key patient — Pence’s wife, Karen — and intimidated the vice president’s doctor during angry confrontations over the episode. The previously unreported incident is the […]
4/22/2018
ELECTION/GOP/MIKE PENCE/TRUMP PEOPLE: “When you have the best known name in your congressional district and your younger brother is a heartbeat away from the presidency, it is difficult to run a stealth campaign. But Greg Pence is doing a pretty good job of it…Hardly the first candidate to run on a famous name, Mr. Pence, […]