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Elizabeth Warren: Mike Pence Is Not a ‘Decent’ Man

Im sorry. I followed Pences history on LGBTQ Americans, and I dont think that is a decent position, Warren told a reporter with the Iowa Starting Line. I disagree. After the reporter asked her if she thought Pence was decent, Warren simply said no.

The reporter pressed Warren further, asking if there was anyone decent within the Trump administration before she replied that it is the most corrupt administration in living memory.

Its a tough question, Warren said. The Mueller investigation has already produced 34 indictments or guilty pleas out of people in the presidents inner circle. Ten Cabinet officials have left, four with huge scandals and others with threat of scandal at the door. This is the most corrupt administration in living memory. Thats why we gotta be in this fight.

The Massachusetts senator and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate voiced her opinion on Pence not too long after former Vice President Joe Biden received pushback for his comments about Pence being a decent guy.

Biden, who made the remarks about Pence at the University of Nebraska-Omaha on Thursday, quickly walked back his statement on Twitter and stated there was nothing decent about being anti-LGBTQ rights, and that includes the Vice President.

Pence, who was Indianas governor from 2013-2017 before he became vice president, has been criticized by many in the LGBTQ community for signing theReligious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) into law in 2015.

Pence said at the time that the law would limit government intervention infringing upon individuals religious liberty, but some LGBTQ activists viewed the bill as infringing upon the rights of LGBTQ individuals.

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Mike Pence tells West Point grads they should expect to see …

West Point, N.Y. Vice President Mike Pence told the most diverse graduating class in the history of the U.S. Military Academy on Saturday that the world is "a dangerous place" and they should expect to see combat. "Some of you will join the fight against radical Islamic terrorists in Afghanistan and Iraq," he said.

Pence congratulated the West Point graduates on behalf of President Trump, and told them, "As you accept the mantle of leadership I promise you, your commander in chief will always have your back. Mr. Trump is the best friend the men and women of our armed forces will ever have."

More than 980 cadets became U.S. Army second lieutenants in the ceremony at West Point's football stadium.

Pence noted that Mr. Trump has proposed a $750 billion defense budget for 2020 and said the United States "is once again embracing our role as the leader of the free world."

"It is a virtual certainty that you will fight on a battlefield for America at some point in your life," Pence said. "You will lead soldiers in combat. It will happen. Some of you may even be called upon to serve in this hemisphere."

Pence spoke as the U.S. plans to send another 1,500 troops to the Middle East to counter what the Trump administration describes as threats from Iran; as the longest war in U.S. history churns on in Afghanistan; and as Washington considers its options amid political upheaval in Venezuela. The administration is also depending more heavily on the military to deter migrants from crossing the U.S.-Mexico border.

The class was the most diverse in West Point's history, and Pence said he wanted to acknowledge "the historic milestones that we're marking today."

The 2019 cadets included 34 black women and 223 women, both all-time highs since the first female cadets graduated in 1980. The academy graduated its 5,000th woman Saturday. The 110 African Americans who graduated were double the number from 2013.

Pence said the graduates also included the academy's 1,000th Jewish cadet. Pence did not serve in the military but noted that his late father served with the Army in the Korean War.

"And as I stand before you today here at West Point I can't help but think that First Lt. Edward J. Pence, looking down from glory, is finally impressed with his third son," Pence said. "So thank you for the honor."

The ceremony was Pence's second visit to West Point and his first as commencement speaker.

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VP Mike Pence praises West Point grads’ diversity, touts …

Vice President Mike Pence delivers the graduation address at West Point ceremony John Meore, jmeore@lohud.com

WEST POINT, N.Y. -Vice President Mike Pence praised the diversity ofthis year'sU.S. Military Academy graduating class Saturday and saidPresident Trumphas made the largest military investmentsince Ronald Reagan.

"Your commanderin chief will always have your back," Pence said in his address to the more than 980 graduates of West Point in their gray, white and gold uniforms."President Donald Trump is the best friend the men and women of our armed forces will ever have."

Cadets of the Class of 2019 celebrate after the 221st graduation and commissioning ceremony at the United States Military Academy at West Point on Saturday, May 25, 2019. Cadets graduate and are commissioned as Army 2nd lieutenants.(Photo: John Meore/The Journal News)

Pence, speaking at the221st commencement held inside Michie Stadium, said, "Americans will always seek peace but peace comes through strength and you are now that strength."

When this graduating class entered West Point, the world was dangerous and it still is, Pence said, and indicated there is a strong chance some will see combat situations.But the graduates are "joining an Army that is better equipped and better trained and better supplied than" atany time inthe country's history,he said.

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Mike Pence Tells Federalist Society Trump Administration …

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Mike Pence had an idea to float before the Federalist Society about how to improve the federal judiciary. I will give you all a few seconds to find crash helmets, firesuits, and flights to a desert island where you can be safe. We might want to dig up John Marshall and spirit his remains off to an undisclosed location. From CBS News:

"Unfairly"? Have the people seeking the injunctions bribed the judges? Have they arranged for the administration*'s lawyers to be told the wrong courthouse in which to appear? Have they hidden Noel Francisco's briefcase and cancelled his Starbucks card? If this "unfairly" is merely a synonym with "hit with an unprecedented number of injunctions," it might be that your administration* has promulgated an unprecedented number of fcked-in-the-head policies. "Unfairly"? Jeebus, can these people ever not whine?

Pence, because he is not the fastest squirrel in the tree, went on to argue for judicial tyranny as long as it's a court he can count on, thereby giving away the entire game.

Ball's in your court, Brett.

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Grey Worm Actor Was Yelling Mike Pence! While Filming …

Game of Thrones Creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live this week to talk about the filming of The Long Night, the episode that aired this past Sunday, in which the humans defeated the Night King and his army of the dead.

During the interview, the creators revealed a nugget from filming: the actor who plays Grey Worm, Jacob Anderson (who also goes by the name Raleigh Ritchie when hes making music), was told to improvise and yell orders to his soldiers in Valyrian, a fictional language from the show. But Anderson was so exhausted from the shoot, which lasted a grueling 55 days, the only thing he could think of was to shout Mike Pence! Mike Pence! Mike Pence!

As Weiss told Kimmel, Halfway through, [director Miguel Sapochnik] starts yelling at Jacob to improvise something in Valyrian. Jacob was so tired and delirious and so out of it, all he could think to yell was, Mike Pence! Mike Pence! Mike Pence!

Of filming the epic battle, Anderson told the Hollywood Reporter that filming was like madness.

Ive never seen anything like that, he said. And it felt like that while we were making it. It felt like madness. We were staring into the mouth of madness, and it was for a TV show.

Sadly, Americas veep didnt make the final cut. In one of those scenes when Jacob is yelling and pointing, whatever he said was dubbed over, Weiss said.

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