Mike Pence

Vice President of the United States from 2017 to 2021 · United States · Politicians · Born 1959 · age 67

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Michael Richard Pence is an American politician and lawyer who served as the 48th vice president of the United States from 2017 to 2021 under President Donald Trump. S. House of Representatives from Indiana from 2001 to 2013.

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2023“The Constitution is quite clear about the role of the vice president in the counting of electoral votes.”In their words2 August 2023"Pence speaks on Trump indictment in 2020 election interference probe" MSNBC (2 August 2023)Read the whole statement

2022“There are those in our party who believe that as the presiding officer over the joint session of Congress, that I possessed unilateral authority to reject electoral college votes.”In their words4 February 2022Address to the Federalist Society (4 February 2022), as reported in "Pence rebukes Trump: 'I had no right to overturn election'", CNN (4Read the whole statement

2021“I trust you, Tim [Giebels], but you’re not driving the car. If I get in that vehicle, you guys are taking off. I’m not getting in the car.”In their wordsquoted by Carol Leonnig and Philip Rucker in their book "I Alone Can Fix It", about the attempts to have Pence evacuated from the CapitolRead the whole statement

2020“I didn’t sense the president was downplaying anything”In their words9 September 2020After on Sept 9, 2020, President Trump acknowledged that he downplayed the threat of the coronavirus pandemic which ne revealed in hisRead the whole statement

“We believe it’s very likely that we will have one or more vaccines for the coronavirus before the end of this year. All that is attributed to president Trump’s leadership.”In their words21 August 2020‘We think there is a miracle around the corner’: Pence responds to Biden’s criticism over coronavirus pandemic Independent August 21 2020Read the whole statement

“To one extent or another, the volume of new cases coming in is a reflection of a great success in expanding testing across the country.”In their words26 June 2020Claimed about the coronavirus. Fact Checking Mike Pence on the Coronavirus Pandemic (June 26 2020)Read the whole statement

2017Vice President of the United StatesOffice2017-20212013Governor of IndianaOffice2013-20172009Republican Conference Chairman of the United States House of RepresentativesOffice2009-2011More about this2001United States representativeOffice2001-20131959Born7 June 1959

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Pence in Columbus North High School's 1977 yearbook

Pence with President Ronald Reagan at the White House in 1988

Official Representative portrait; 2010

Congressman Pence visits U.S. soldiers in Mosul, Iraq, in 2006.

Pence being sworn in as the 50th governor of Indiana on January 14, 2013

Governor Pence addresses Indiana State Military at the Indiana War memorial on Veterans Day, 2014.

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The Constitution is quite clear about the role of the vice president in the counting of electoral votes.
Aug 2, 2023, "Pence speaks on Trump indictment in 2020 election interference probe" MSNBC (2 August 2023), Own words
There are those in our party who believe that as the presiding officer over the joint session of Congress, that I possessed unilateral authority to reject electoral college votes.
Feb 4, 2022, Address to the Federalist Society (4 February 2022), as reported in "Pence rebukes Trump: 'I had no right to overturn election'", CNN (4, Own words
The violence and destruction taking place at the US Capitol Must Stop and it Must Stop Now.
Jan 6, 2021, via a Twitter tweet (6 January 2021), Own words

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Michael Richard Pence is an American politician and lawyer who served as the 48th vice president of the United States from 2017 to 2021 under President Donald Trump. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as the 50th governor of Indiana from 2013 to 2017, and as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana from 2001 to 2013.

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