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The Times (London) on Trump’s former court evangelicals and the 2024 election

John Fea   |  January 20, 2023

I was happy to help The Times with this piece. Click here for larger context. Here is a taste of David Charter’s article: John Fea, a historian at Messiah College who studies evangelical culture and politics, said: “This is a...

Why last night’s Mike Pence interview was so hard to watch

John Fea   |  November 17, 2022

In case you missed it, CNN hosted a townhall conversation with former vice president Mike Pence. Jake Tapper hosted the event and Pence took questions from the audience. Pence is clearly positioning himself for a presidential run in 2024 and...

Mike Pence: “The president’s words were reckless. It’s clear he decided to be part of the problem”

John Fea   |  November 14, 2022

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This is what the Big Lie looks like on the ground in Arizona

John Fea   |  July 27, 2022

CNN’s Donie O’Sullivan interviews attendees at Trump and Pence events:...

“God is watching us”

John Fea   |  June 17, 2022

Yesterday, retired federal judge Michael Luttig testified before the House Select Committee on January 6th. Luttig is a veteran of the Reagan administration, clerked for Antonin Scalia and Warren Burger, and held various positions in the George W. Bush White...

It’s time to step up, Mike. Do it for God and country!

John Fea   |  June 16, 2022

Today the House January 6th Select Committee portrayed former vice-president Mike Pence as the savior of the republic. We learned that Pence refused to succumb to Donald Trump’s attempts to get him to overturn the 2020 presidential election. He and...

Mike Pence positions himself for 2024

John Fea   |  May 17, 2022

According to Adam Wren at Politico, the former Indiana governor and Vice-President of the United States is trying to find a lane that will allow him to praise Trump for his accomplishments and separate him from Trump’s many missteps. Wren...

If Trump runs in 2024, he will do it without Pence

John Fea   |  March 16, 2022

Here is David Drucker at the Washington Examiner: Former President Donald Trump is effectively ruling out tapping former Vice President Mike Pence as his running mate should he mount a third White House bid in 2024 and win the Republican...

Pence says he was “proud” to certify the election

John Fea   |  June 25, 2021

Annie Karni and Maggie Haberman on the latest from Penceville: Former Vice President Mike Pence on Thursday night made his most forceful attempt yet to separate himself from his former boss, Donald J. Trump, on the issue of certifying the...

More on the evangelical Trumpers in Orlando this weekend: Ted Cruz confirms his Dominionism and Mike Pence gets heckled.

John Fea   |  June 18, 2021

I am trying to stay up-to-speed on this evangelical Lost Cause conference known as The Road to Majority. Read our first post here. Here is Ted Cruz: Some responses: What Cruz is doing here is political fundamentalism It is one...

Evangelical Trumpers gather in Orlando

John Fea   |  June 18, 2021

While many Americans are celebrating Juneteenth, an all-star lineup of Trump court evangelicals and other assorted followers of the former president are in Orlando this weekend for the Road to Majority 2021, the annual gathering of Ralph Reed’s Faith &...

Pence says he and Trump “do not see eye to eye” on the January 6, 2021 insurrection

John Fea   |  June 4, 2021

This is the first time the former vice president has suggested that he has a different view of January 6 than his old boss. But of course this claim was also couched in pro-Trump administration rhetoric. Here is Myah Ward...

Joe Biden did not mention God in his National Day of Prayer proclamation. Conservative evangelicals are not happy.

John Fea   |  May 7, 2021

Yesterday was the National Day of Prayer. Biden issued a proclamation: Throughout our history, Americans of many religions and belief systems have turned to prayer for strength, hope, and guidance.  Prayer has nourished countless souls and powered moral movements —...

Mike Huckabee and Mike Pompeo join Liberty University’s Standing for Freedom Center (formerly Falkirk Center)

John Fea   |  April 16, 2021

Charlie Kirk and Sebastian Gorka are out. Huckabee and Pompeo are in. Here is Kate Andrews at Virginia Business: Liberty University’s newly renamed think tank, the Standing for Freedom Center, has announced a slate of five new fellows, including former...

Mike Pence also has a policy organization

John Fea   |  April 15, 2021

Yesterday we called your attention to Donald Trump’s America First Policy Institute. Former court evangelical Paula White will head the “Center for American Values” wing of his new institute. Today I learned about Mike Pence’s “Advancing American Freedom.” Pence’s advisory...

Pence cashes in

John Fea   |  April 9, 2021

Mike Pence’s Simon & Schuster-published memoir is scheduled for 2023, just in time for the next presidential election. The deal will put a $3-4 million dollar advance in Pence’s pocket. Here is CNN: Mike Pence has signed a multimillion-dollar, two-book deal...

Now that he is out of office, Mike Pence is picking-up work

John Fea   |  March 5, 2021

The Hollywood Reporter is reporting that the former vice president will narrate a Fox Nation documentary on Rush Limbaugh: Former Vice President Mike Pence is coming to TV, or at least streaming. Pence will narrate a four-part limited series for...

Mike Pence is back

John Fea   |  March 4, 2021

He wrote an op-ed for the Heritage Foundation website, The Daily Signal. Let’s break it down. Pence begins: After an election marked by significant voting irregularities and numerous instances of officials setting aside state election law, I share the concerns...

The GOP still loves Trump

John Fea   |  February 16, 2021

A Morning Consult poll found that a majority of Republicans would support him in 2024 primary run. They prefer Trump by far over Mike Pence, Donald Trump Jr., Nikki Haley, Mitt Romney, Mike Pompeo, Kristi Noem, Tim Scott, Rick Scott,...

Where is Mike Pence?

John Fea   |  February 16, 2021

Amanda Carpenter of The Bulwark is looking for him: Makeshift gallows were erected on the West side of the complex. Members of the mob shouted “Hang Mike Pence!” as they stormed the halls of Congress, hunting for the vice president, as well...

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