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 […]
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More on the evangelical Trumpers in Orlando this weekend: Ted Cruz confirms his Dominionism and Mike Pence gets heckled.
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
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
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.
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)
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
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
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
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
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
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?
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 […]
SNL’s Colin Jost and Michael Che on the absurdity of the Trump impeachment trial
Funny and true:
As the insurrectionists stormed the U.S. Capitol, House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy asked Trump to call off the rioters. Trump responded…
CNN is reporting: In an expletive-laced phone call with House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy while the Capitol was under attack, then-President Donald Trump said the rioters cared more about the election results than McCarthy did.” Well, Kevin, I guess these […]
A tale of two prayer breakfast speeches
On February 3, 2021, the day before the National Prayer Breakfast, Americans United for the Separation of Church and State called for Joe Biden to endorse the separation of church at the breakfast. Here is a taste of the release: […]