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Mike Pence Gets a Pacemaker

April 15, 2021 at 5:59 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Former Vice President Mike Pence underwent surgery to have a pacemaker implanted after experiencing “symptoms associated with a slow heart rate,” CNBC reports.

Filed Under: 2024 Campaign Tagged With: Mike Pence

Pence Signs Seven Figure Book Deal

April 7, 2021 at 4:30 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Mike Pence has signed a multimillion-dollar, two-book deal with publisher Simon & Schuster, making him one of the first alums of former President Donald Trump’s inner circle to ink such a lucrative contract,” CNN reports.

“Two people in the publishing industry tell CNN the former vice president’s deal is worth seven figures, somewhere in the range of $3 million to $4 million.”

When Joe Biden left the vice presidency in 2017, he and his wife signed a three-book deal for approximately $8 million.

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Pence Refused Plan to Overturn Election

December 29, 2020 at 9:29 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Lawyers representing Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) and Arizona’s 11 GOP electors disclosed in a court filing Tuesday that Vice President Mike Pence rejected their request to join their attempt to subvert the results of the presidential election,” The Hill reports.

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Pence Rerouted Foreign Aid to Favored Christian Groups

November 6, 2019 at 8:41 am EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

ProPublica: “Decisions about U.S. aid are often no longer being governed by career professionals applying a rigorous review of applicants and their capabilities. Over the last two years, political pressure, particularly from the office of Vice President Mike Pence, had seeped into aid deliberations and convinced key decision-makers that unless they fell in line, their jobs could be at stake.”

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Pence Not Willing to Defend Trump on Quid Pro Quo

October 28, 2019 at 12:16 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

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House Democrats Request Documents from Pence

October 4, 2019 at 4:03 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

House Democrats demanded that Vice President Mike Pence turn over documents related to President Trump’s call with the Ukrainian president at the heart of their rapidly unfolding impeachment probe, CNBC reports.

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Pence Agrees Biden Should Be Investigated

October 3, 2019 at 3:45 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Vice President Mike Pence offered a full-throated defense of President Trump’s call for an investigation into Joe Biden and his son’s dealings with Ukraine, Reuters reports.

Said Pence: “My predecessor had a son who was paid $50,000 a month to be on a Ukrainian board at the time that Vice President Biden was leading the Obama administration’s efforts in Ukraine, I think that is worth looking into.”

Pence also took aim at Democrats generally for what he termed as “endless investigations” of Trump.

Filed Under: White House Tagged With: Mike Pence

Pence Advised Against Releasing Transcript of Ukraine Call

September 27, 2019 at 8:10 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Mike Pence privately counseled President Trump against releasing the rough transcript of the president’s call with his Ukrainian counterpart, but eventually sided with others in the White House arguing in favor of its release,” the Wall Street Journal reports.

“The vice president raised concerns about the precedent the release would set, but ultimately fell in line behind Trump, who felt he had no choice but to release it. Trump told aides he felt the messaging had gotten away from the White House and that releasing the document was his only option in the battle for public opinion.”

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Trump Denies Suggesting Pence Stay at His Resort

September 4, 2019 at 3:42 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

President Trump on Wednesday denied any involvement in Vice President Mike Pence’s decision to stay at the president’s property in Doonbeg, Ireland, The Hill reports.

Said Trump: “I had no involvement, other than it’s a great place I heard he was going there, but it wasn’t my idea for Mike to go there. Mike went there because his family’s there. That’s my understanding of it.”

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Ivanka Trump Has Discussed Replacing Pence

August 29, 2019 at 9:00 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Axios reporter Jonathan Swan told MSNBC that Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner have discussed the possibility of replacing Vice President Mike Pence with Nikki Haley on the 2020 Republican ticket.

Said Swan: “Certainly, there have been a number of people telling people in the White House, including the president’s son-in-law Jared Kushner and daughter Ivanka Trump, that Nikki Haley would be a politically smart choice to replace Pence. So this is partly why a lot of these rumors have been circulating.”

Filed Under: 2020 Campaign Tagged With: Mike Pence, Nikki Haley

Haley-Pence Rivalry Heats Up

August 24, 2019 at 7:58 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“When top Republicans convened at the St. Regis resort in Aspen, Colo. last month for an exclusive donor retreat, several attendees said there was palpable tension in the room as the gathering’s two headliners prepared to speak: Vice President Mike Pence and former United Nations ambassador Nikki Haley,” Politico reports.

“The assembled group of governors, high-dollar donors, and operatives were well aware that the two have big ambitions; to some it seemed as if Pence and Haley, who spoke on back-to-back days, were vying for their attention. Some in the audience found themselves parsing and comparing the two speeches and buzzed they were getting a sneak preview of a 2024 Republican primary. Others recalled something peculiar: Neither Pence nor Haley acknowledged each other in their presentations, even though they gave shout-outs to others attending the retreat.”

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Extra Bonus Quote of the Day

August 6, 2019 at 6:08 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Spend more time on your knees than on the Internet.”

— Vice president Mike Pence, quoted by the Washington Times, on how he deals with political criticism.

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Mike Pence Doesn’t Own a Home

July 25, 2019 at 12:18 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Vice President Mike Pence “doesn’t appear to own a home and hasn’t saved much for retirement, yet he’s a millionaire thanks to his government pensions. A career politician with little notable experience in the private sector, Pence is entitled to at least $85,000 per year for the rest of his life,” Forbes reports.

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Why Pence Spiked a Trump Judge

July 12, 2019 at 7:38 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Vice President Mike Pence vetoed the Donald Trump’s pick for a federal judge nominee because he feared the nomination would bring up events from the past that could damage his reputation, Politico reports.

“The clash provides a rare glimpse into the vice president’s political calculations and ambitions, which he has been excruciatingly careful to conceal since signing on to the Trump ticket in the summer of 2016.”

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Trump Confirms He Wants Pence on Ticket Again

June 24, 2019 at 12:02 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

In an interview on Meet the Press, President Trump “made clear that he wants his 2016 running mate, Vice President Mike Pence, to reprise his role during the 2020 campaign.”

“And while the president sometimes makes references to staying in office for more than two terms, he said those comments are only a ‘joke.'”

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Pence Promises He’ll Have More to Say About Buttigieg

May 14, 2019 at 11:12 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Vice President Mike Pence “wagged his finger at Democratic presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg in a Fox News interview that aired Monday, but also suggested he his biting his tongue – for now,” USA Today reports.

Said Pence: “If he wins their party’s nomination, we’ll have a lot more to say about him.”

Filed Under: 2020 Campaign Tagged With: Mike Pence, Pete Buttigieg

What Does Mike Pence Want?

May 4, 2019 at 8:29 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

The Guardian: “To supporters, Pence is a loyal lieutenant smoothing Trump’s rough edges while steering America right. To critics he is a hypocrite and sycophant, the Uriah Heep of Washington.”

“What’s his game? Why does a devout Christian agree to be Trump’s running mate and continue to be his apologist in chief? It might be pure craving for power. Pence has harboured ambitions of becoming president ‘since he was 16 and I’m sure it has not varied’, his biographer, Michael D’Antonio, said by phone this week.”

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Pence Won’t Release Tax Returns Either

April 23, 2019 at 11:07 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Vice President Mike Pence has filed three tax returns since taking office, but he hasn’t publicly released any of them, the Wall Street Journal reports.

Filed Under: White House Tagged With: Mike Pence

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