Pence was reportedly putting pressure on members of Congress to hold the 2018 defense authorization bill hostage unless it included a rider barring funds being used on transition-related health care.Īccording to Politico, Trump was motivated to outright ban all trans people from the military for fear that the defense bill would stall and he wouldn't receive the funding he requested for his wall. Pence has been pressuring Congress to implement anti-transgender policies in the military.ĭays before Trump tweeted that he was banning trans people from serving in the military, Foreign Policy reported that Pence was lobbying hard to fight back against trans inclusion in the military. Trump, on the other hand, is mostly good at promoting one person: Trump. This once again shows Pence for the shrewd politician he is, able to help prop up other candidates. A little curious, however, is how little Trump has done comparatively - and how little coverage Pence's presence has garnered. It's not so surprising that Pence is getting out there. As special elections have popped up across the country, Pence has been hitting the campaign trail in support of his fellow Republicans. This is the same organization, mind you, that has called homosexuality ' a particularly evil lie of Satan' and has called transgender people 'mentally ill' and ' like Cinderella in a fantasy world.' 19. Speaking about the administration's commitment to helping 'persecuted people of faith' and protecting their right to discriminate against LGBTQ people under the guise of 'religious liberty,' Pence told the crowd, 'This president believes that no American, no American should have to violate their conscience to fully participate in American life, and he has taken action to protect the expressions of faith by men and women across this nation.' On June 23, Pence addressed Focus on the Family, a powerful anti-LGBTQ organization, for its 40th anniversary. What's the point of having a PAC if you're not going to raise money for it, right? In July, The New York Times reported that Pence has been playing host to 'a string of dinners held every few weeks at the vice president’s official residence on the grounds of the Naval Observatory in Washington,' courting 'big donors and corporate executives.' 18. He's raised money for his own PAC and other political causes.

If there is fraud or large scale irregularities, it would have been appropriate to send those votes back to the legislatures to figure it out,' he said.'Under President Trump, America will lead in space once again.' - Pence. 'In other words, I was right and everyone knows it.

'The reason they want it changed is because they now say they don't want the Vice President to have the right to ensure an honest vote,' Trump's statement said. Trump has used these proposals to argue that he's correct about Pence's power to reject Electoral College votes on January 6, 2021. Proposed changes to the law would include removing the vice president as presiding officer during the certification process and clarifying that 'the presiding officer does not have substantive discretion over counting votes.' Trump said that 'the Vice President's position is not an automatic conveyor if obvious signs of voter fraud or irregularities exist' and again criticized potential reform of the 1887 Electoral Count Act. Pence rebuked Trump's claims that he could have overturned the 2020 presidential election in a speech on Friday.

The former president blasted Pence in a statement and again repeated the claim that the vice president could reject Electoral College votes and send them back to state legislatures.Įxpert have widely rejected that idea and the vice president plays a largely ceremonial role in the certification of Electoral College votes.Ī composite image shows former President Donald Trump and former Vice President Mike Pence. It didn't take long for Trump to reply to Pence's speech. 'But I guess we'll have to wait and see what he says.' Kaye then asked how Pence calling Trump 'wrong' would sit with Trump. 'And it sounds like he did what he felt was right.' 'I think Mike Pence should have done what he felt was right,' Russell added. 'I think Mike Pence did the right thing,' Russell told Kaye. Republican voter Keisha Russell was more emphatic in her support for the former vice president's speech. Former President Donald Trump Has a New Job Title: Mar-a-Lago Disc Jockey.Jim Jordan Spoke With Trump in 10-Minute Phone Call on 1/6, Records Show.Jim Jordan 'Trying to Hide' Something on 1/6 Trump Call, Suggests McGovern.Trump Allies Line Up to Attack Pence as He Says Ex-President 'Wrong' on 1/6.Trump Fears What Pence Could Say, Suggests Conway: 'Surprisingly Weak'.In Censure Statement, RNC Declares 1/6 'Legitimate Political Discourse'.

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