Aug 28 WATCH: Mike Pence speaks at Trump campaign event in Minnesota By Joshua Barajas Vice President Mike Pence is expected to speak at 1:30 p.m. ET today. Watch his remarks here. Continue reading
Aug 27 Pence speech praised Trump’s ‘seamless’ COVID response, but left out his state feuds By Jon Greenberg, Amy Sherman, PolitiFact, Victoria Knight, Kaiser Health News After declaring a national emergency over the health crisis on March 13, President Donald Trump directed governors to order their own ventilators, respirators and supplies, saying the federal government is “not a shipping clerk.”… Continue reading
Aug 27 RNC Day 3 fact check: Trump adminstration’s pandemic response By By the staffs of KHN and PolitiFact Vice President Mike Pence’s claims about the Trump administration, as well as his attacks on Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, were sometimes misleading, incomplete or wrong. Continue reading
Aug 27 Emphasis on ‘heroes,’ little mention of Black lives on RNC Night 3 By Candice Norwood The RNC speakers strongly rallied behind law enforcement, criticizing the recent unrest in cities across the country . Continue reading
Aug 27 WATCH: Mike Pence’s full speech at the Republican National Convention By Zeke Miller, Jill Colvin, Kevin Freking, Associated Press Vice President Mike Pence says people in the path of Hurricane Laura should heed warnings about the strength of the storm and he pledged the Trump administration’s help. Continue reading
Aug 19 Lax approach to virus at Trump campaign events sends confusing message, health experts say By Thomas Beaumont, Associated Press Hundreds of supporters of President Donald Trump stood and sat shoulder to shoulder in Yuma, Arizona, this week, against the advice of Trump's own health experts. Continue reading
Aug 11 WATCH: Pence attacks Biden at Arizona Police Association event By Associated Press Vice President Mike Pence went after presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden in Arizona Tuesday, telling the crowd they “won’t be safe in Joe Biden’s America.” Watch Pence’s remarks in the player above. Pence’s comments came during a “Cops for… Continue reading
Jul 29 Pence urges in-person school during visit to North Carolina By Bryan Anderson, Associated Press Vice President Mike Pence said schools around the country will have the resources they need to reopen for in-person learning during a visit to a classroom of masked fourth graders at a North Carolina private school. Continue reading
Jul 21 WATCH: Pence defends outbreak response, pushes against shutdowns By Meg Kinnard, Associated Press Vice President Mike Pence is defending the Trump administration's guidance to states on ramping their economies back up amid the spread of the coronavirus. Continue reading
Jul 14 WATCH: Pence says school reopening is ‘right thing to do’ amid virus surge By Melinda Deslatte, Associated Press Appearing at Louisiana State University, the Republican vice president described the nation as “in a much better position today to deal with the pandemic” even as virus cases surge across much of the country. Continue reading