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It hasn't been long since social media erupted over the name Mike Pence reportedly calls his wife Karen, and recently, new details about their relationship have emerged.

The second lady acts as her husband's "gut check," shield" and "prayer warrior," and she is often by his side -- sometimes with a tray of cookies.

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A profile of the vice president's wife in the Washington Post reveals the couple adheres to strict rules to preserve the sanctity of their relationship.

According to the article, Mike told the Hill in 2002 that he never eats alone with a woman other than his wife. He also will not attend events featuring alcohol without her by his side.

Though she is often by his side and political events, Karen has repeatedly said that one of her "hard and fast rules" is that she never weighs in on foreign policy.

The profile includes several anecdotes about the couple that prove how strong and respectful their bond is.

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U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, left, and his wife, Karen Pence acknowledge the audience before he speaks at the Republican Jewish Coalition's annual meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada February 24, 2017.

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U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, his wife Karen and daughter Charlotte, visit the former German Nazi concentration camp in Dachau near Munich, Germany February 19, 2017.

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U.S. Vice President Mike Pence and his wife Karen wave after he spoke at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Maryland, U.S., February 23, 2017.

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U.S. Vice President Mike Pence and his wife Karen arrive in Munich, Germany, February 17, 2017.

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U.S. President Donald Trump with his wife Melania and Vice President Mike Pence with his wife Karen dance at a Liberty Ball in Washington, U.S., January 20, 2017.

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Mike Pence kisses his wife Karen after taking the oath of office for U.S. Vice President during inauguration ceremonies swearing in Donald Trump as the 45th president of the United States on the West front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., January 20, 2017.

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U.S. President Donald Trump with his wife Melania and Vice President Mike Pence with his wife Karen cut a cake at the Armed Services Ball in Washington, U.S., January 20, 2017.

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U.S. Vice President Mike Pence with his wife Karen waves at a Liberty Ball in Washington, U.S., January 20, 2017.

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Mike Pence is sworn in as U.S. Vice President as his wife Karen holds a bible during inauguration ceremonies swearing in Donald Trump as the 45th president of the United States on the West front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., January 20, 2017.

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Vice President Mike Pence is sworn in as his wife Karen Pence watches during inauguration ceremonies swearing in Donald Trump as the 45th president of the United States on the West front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., January 20, 2017.

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U.S. Vice President Joe Biden says goodbye to Karen Pence after a luncheon and meeting with Vice President-elect Mike Pence at the Naval Observatory in Washington, U.S., November 16, 2016.

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Indiana Governor Mike Pence, the Republican vice presidential nominee, and his wife Karen arrive to a rally in Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. October 10, 2016.

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Indiana Governor Mike Pence holds hands with wife Karen Pence after being named Donald Trump's Vice Presidential candidate as the walk out of Trump Tower in New York, U.S., July 15, 2016.

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Indiana governor Mike Pence and wife Karen Pence attends the 2014 IPL 500 Festival Parade during the 2014 Indy 500 Festival at on May 24, 2014 in Indianapolis, Indiana.

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Republican Vice presidential nominee Mike Pence and wife Karen listen as Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump addresses the final rally of his 2016 presidential campaign at Devos Place in Grand Rapids, Michigan on November 7, 2016.

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Former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney introduces U.S. Vice President Mike Pence and his wife Karen Pence at the Republican Jewish Coalition's annual leadership meeting at The Venetian Las Vegas on February 24, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Mike Pence's speech to the group of Republican Jewish leaders and donors follows his trip last week to Germany where he visited the former Dachau concentration camp and a surprise stop on Wednesday at a Jewish cemetery in Missouri that had been vandalized.

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Eight months into their dating relationship, Karen engraved a small gold cross with the word "yes" on it and kept it in her purse to give to him when he proposed.

A month after she began carrying the cross, Mike popped the question while they were feeding ducks together.

According to the Washington Post, he hollowed out two loaves of bread -- in one, he placed a small bottle of champagne. In the other, he hid the ring box. She found both items while tearing off peaces to feed the birds.

A local paper notes that after the proposal, the couple got the bread shellacked as a keepsake.

Since then, Karen and Mike have been inseparable.

"You can't get a dime between them," Ken Blackwell, senior fellow at the Family Research Council and a senior domestic policy adviser on the Trump transition team, told the Washington Post.

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Vice President Mike Pence is sworn in as his wife Karen Pence watches during inauguration ceremonies swearing in Donald Trump as the 45th president of the United States on the West front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., January 20, 2017.

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Karen Pence, wife of Republican vice presidential nominee Gov. Mike Pence, speaks to supporters during a campaign event November 3, 2016 in Berwyn, Pennsylvania. Melania Trump, wife of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, campaigned for her husband, five days before the nation pick her next president.

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U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, his wife Karen and daughter Charlotte, visit the former German Nazi concentration camp in Dachau near Munich, Germany February 19, 2017.

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U.S. President Donald Trump with his wife Melania and Vice President Mike Pence with his wife Karen cut a cake at the Armed Services Ball in Washington, U.S., January 20, 2017.

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Indiana governor Mike Pence and wife Karen Pence attends the 2014 IPL 500 Festival Parade during the 2014 Indy 500 Festival at on May 24, 2014 in Indianapolis, Indiana.

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U.S. Vice President Mike Pence with his wife Karen waves at a Liberty Ball in Washington, U.S., January 20, 2017.

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Karen Pence (L), wife of Republican U.S. vice presidential nominee Governor Mike Pence (L), talks with Tiffany (C) and Ivanka Trump before the arrival of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump in Cleveland, Ohio, U.S., July 20, 2016.

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Mike Pence is sworn in as U.S. Vice President as his wife Karen holds a bible during inauguration ceremonies swearing in Donald Trump as the 45th president of the United States on the West front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., January 20, 2017.

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U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and Dr. Jill Biden meet with Vice President elect Mike Pence and Karen Pence at the Naval Observatory in Washington, U.S., November 16, 2016.

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Vice President-elect Mike Pence and his wife Karen greet supporters during a rally for Republican U.S. presidential nominee Donald Trump in Manhattan, New York, U.S., November 9, 2016.

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U.S. Vice President-elect Mike Pence with his wife Karen enters the floor to dance at Indiana Society Ball in Washington, U.S., January 19, 2017.

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Karen Pence, wife of Republican U.S. vice presidential candidate Governor Mike Pence, waves to other attendees shortly after arriving for the vice presidential debate between her husband and Democratic U.S. vice presidential nominee Senator Tim Kaine at Longwood University in Farmville, Virginia, U.S., October 4, 2016.

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Melania Trump, wife to the Republican Presidential nominee Donald Trump, and Karen Pence, wife of Trump's running mate, Mike Pence, hold an event at Main Line Sports Centre in Berwyn, Pennsylvania, U.S. November 3, 2016.

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U.S. Republican vice presidential nominee Mike Pence and his wife Karen Pence arrive at U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump?s election night rally in Manhattan, New York, U.S., November 8, 2016.

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Anne Holton (L), wife of Democratic U.S. vice presidential nominee Tim Kaine (L), shakes hands with Karen Pence, wife of Republican U.S. vice presidential nominee Mike Pence, ahead of the start of their vice presidential debate at Longwood University in Farmville, Virginia, U.S., October 4, 2016.

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Karen Pence, wife of Republican vice presidential nominee Indiana Governor Mike Pence, gestures after her introduction at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. July 20, 2016.

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Indiana Governor Mike Pence, the GOP Vice Presidential candidate, greet the crowd along with his wife Karen during a town hall meeting at the Mile High Station August 03, 2016.

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Dick Brown, Mt. Gretna Published 10:57 a.m. ET March 29, 2017 | Updated 5 hours ago

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Chaos reigns in the United States and presidential adviser Steve Bannon could not be happier. Historically, people have demonstrated that they prefer stability over chaos even if it means tolerating leadership that is authoritarian or even dictatorial.Bannon, the chief adviser to President Donald Trump has done a mind-meld with the president; and they appear to be working from the same playbook.

Trump lives in the "Me, Myself and I" world where only he knows the truth and only he can fix it. I am not sure if he considers himself to be god or simply Emperor Trump. In my opinion Trump's erratic behavior is due to an attention deficit disorder that he suffers from. He is mentally handicapped and is easily manipulated by those close to him.

Bannon is a fairly skilled tactician and he is using the fears expressed by Trumpand his supporters to move the country toward a more nationalistic society. Bannon seems to think that he can manipulate the president to continue creating chaos and fear to the point where the federal government will move toward a more authoritarian rule. Unfortunately, our president does not appear to understand our Constitutional democracy and might actually welcome complete control.

The president is becoming a sideshow to some people. Even some who support him, are treating him like a joke. If you are handicapped, the last thing you want, is to be ridiculed for your shortcomings. This has to hurt and may be behind his constant need to lash out and refusal to apologize for mistakes he makes. When his colleagues say "Donald will be Donald" in response to a tweet or comment, it is not a compliment.

The president's continued use of Twitter to attack people, events or even other countries is negative, diminishes the stature of the presidency and limits his success. He should stop using Twitter, but seems blissfully ignorant to the chaos he creates with his behavior and no one seems to have the courage to really confront him for fear they will hear those famous words: "You're fired."

I do not believe Trump will complete his first term.

He is 70 years old and we know nothing about his health. Trump is a very bright person, but he is definitely handicapped in his social and educational and that is limiting his success as president. His father died of Alzheimers disease, so memory loss has to be a concern for him going forward. He is already showing the stress of the office and he has been president for only a short time. I believe deteriorating mental and physical health will be the most likely causes for Trump to not finish his term.

The other causes for an early exit for Trump are all related to Russia and his finances. His lack of transparency and honesty about these issues sets him up for all kinds of potential charges.

So if Trump leaves the presidency, we get Mike Pence as our president. Pence is an Evangelical Christian and he is probably more polarizing than Trump but he appears to be sane and he has governing experience. His political views are a concern for me, but I have come to the conclusion that I would prefer to have a president who is sane and speaks to god, rather than a person who thinks he is god.

Richard M. Brown is a resident of Mt. Gretna.

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Leslie Odom Jr. performs for guests at Hancher Auditorium on Monday, March 27, 2017. Odom starred as Aaron Burr in the Broadway production of "Hamilton."(Photo: David Scrivner/Iowa City Press-Citizen)Buy Photo

Leslie Odom Jr., the singer who won last year's Best Actor in a Musical Tony for his role as Aaron Burr in "Hamilton," put on a show for Iowa City on Monday night.

The marquee star of this year's University of Iowa Lecture Committee's series of spring speakers, Odom did much more than lecture when he took the stage of Hancher Auditorium to a nearly filled auditorium built for 1,800 people.

He sang songs from his self-titled album, talked about how education got him to Broadway and addressed the controversy of the "Hamilton" cast addressing Vice President-elect Mike Pence from the stage after he had left the show.He even sang threesongs from the Broadway smash "Hamilton" that launched him into stardom.

Odom was met withraucous cheers and two standing ovations.

Leslie Odom Jr. performs for guests at Hancher Auditorium on Monday, March 27, 2017. Odom starred as Aaron Burr in the Broadway production of "Hamilton."(Photo: David Scrivner/Iowa City Press-Citizen)

"There's no me in 'Hamilton,' no Burr in 'Hamilton,' and thus no awards or fun speaking opportunities in Iowawithout the genius of Lin-Manuel Miranda," Odom said of the show's creator and the actor who played the titular role in the production that mixesrap and show tunes to tell the story of the original U.S. Secretary of the Treasury and Founding Father Alexander Hamilton.

"Lin gave us a perfect piece of text, a perfect work of drama. It had everything: pathos and drama, joy and humor," Odom said.

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During the final portion of the night, Odomwas read audience questions bySarah Tortora, chair of the UI Lecture Committee.He was asked what political statements the show makes in today's political environment.

With the question, Odom tackled the November 2016 incident when Pence attended a "Hamilton" production in New York City. Pence was addressed by Brandon Dixon, who played Vice President Aaron Burr after Odom left the show, during a curtain call.

'Hamilton' actor Brandon Victor Dixon delivered a message to US Vice President-elect Mike Pence calling on him to "uphold American values." AP

The event drew much ire from then-President-elect Donald Trump, who tweeted the following day that the "Hamilton" cast "was very rude last night to a very good man" and that they had "harassed" Pence.

"I honestly don't think I would have (given the speech) and here's why:Because I think 'Hamilton,' I think that three-hour experience is all you have to say, Odom said Monday night.I believe, truly, that if the material is performed with the generosity of spirit that it was intended to be perform with, there's no curtain call speech needed, there's nothing left to say."

"What I hate more than anything is for the show to become a partisan show, for the show to become something only one kind of person would see, because it is so beautiful and that is not the spirit in which it was created," Odom said.

Leslie Odom Jr. performs for guests at Hancher Auditorium on Monday, March 27, 2017. Odom starred as Aaron Burr in the Broadway production of "Hamilton."(Photo: David Scrivner/Iowa City Press-Citizen)

Most of the evening was lighthearted and introspective as Odom weaved back and forth between singing songs from "Hamilton" and "Rent,"the first Broadway show he performed in, at the age of 17. From "Hamilton," he sang the show's jazzy showstopper "The Room Where it Happened" and its sorrowful ballad "Wait for it."

"I think this is the place to be tonight, isn't it," Chuck Swanson, Hancher Auditorium's executive director, said before Odomand his band started to play.

When Odomwasn't singing in front of his five-member supporting band, he moved to stage right where a simple podium stood and told about his rise to Broadway stardom. How in a kindergarten Black History Month production in which he played Martin Luther King Jr., he bounded onto the staged and shouted his lines without any fright.

He talked of his days at Carnegie Mellon University as a theater major, and how he had to spend an entire semester studying a black howler monkey named Quinton at the Pittsburgh Zoo for a project where he had to turn animal characteristics into human traits for a production.

Leslie Odom Jr. performs for guests at Hancher Auditorium on Monday, March 27, 2017. Odom starred as Aaron Burr in the Broadway production of "Hamilton."(Photo: David Scrivner/Iowa City Press-Citizen)

For an audience made up largely of University of Iowa students, Odomeven gave them advice when it comes to following their dreams post college.

"There's going to come a moment where you have to reckon with why on earth you've chosen this path. That's true for anything worth having, by the way," Odom said."I have come up with the answer: Its about connection. That's why I do it, that's why I love it. I am addicted to the connection with the audience, I am addicted to the people I'm on stage with. It's a very special presence that I can feel from doing this."

But it was the stories about "Hamilton" itself, the stories that partially explained why a Broadway show with a multiracial cast performing as the Founding Fathers went from an idea to a phenomena that sold millions of records and won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, that got the audience most excited.

Sarah Tortora, chair of the University of Iowa Lecture Committee, introduces Leslie Odom Jr. at Hancher Auditorium on Monday, March 27, 2017. Odom starred as Aaron Burr in the Broadway production of "Hamilton."(Photo: David Scrivner/Iowa City Press-Citizen)

Odom recalled seeing a sung production of "Hamilton" in its earliest stages in a theater of 150 seats inPoughkeepsie, N.Y., in 2013, three years before it came to Broadway. He remembered by the fourth song called "The Story of Tonight" that he had fallen for the musical.

"I had never seen four men of color, on a stage, singing a song about brotherhood and friendship in my life. For me, that was the revolution," Odomsaid.

"I just hope ('Hamilton') reminds you of where we've come from and where we are and the potential for where we can go. That's all I hope it does."

Reach Zach Berg at 319-887-5412, zberg@press-citizen.com, or follow him on Twitter at @ZacharyBerg.

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Vice President visiting Little Rock to discuss the American Healthcare Act

THV11 Digital , KTHV 8:43 AM. CDT March 24, 2017

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KTHV) Vice-President of the United States Mike Pence will visit Arkansas Friday.

Mr. Pence will meet with local small business owners to discuss the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and its impact on Arkansans.

"I think he's here to listen to Arkansans and their concerns about health care and also educate Arkansans on what he believes will be the end product of our new health care," said Doyle Webb, Chairman of the Republican Party of Arkansas.

The Heath Care Listening Session will begin at 2:30 p.m. at the Little Rock Tours and Travels office. Doors will open at 12:00 p.m. It is open to anyone, you just have to go through security. If you attend, park at Horace Mann Middle School. Shuttles will begin picking up people from that location at noon.

Mr. Pences visit to the Natural State comes as Congress debates the Republicans plan to repeal and replace theACA, informally referred to asObamacare.

"The new act that comes out will leave more flexibility for the states. The needs of Arkansans are different than the needs of Californians. It's not one size fits all," said Webb.

Arkansas Senator Tom Cottonhas been a vocal opponent of the Republican plan, otherwise known as the American Health Care Act.

Democratic Party of Arkansas Chairman Vincent Insalaco released the following statement Thursday afternoon ahead of Vice President Mike Pence's trip to Little Rock:

"On the day that the U.S. House of Representatives may be voting to take away health insurance from over 300,000 Arkansans, thousands of President Trump's own supporters are wondering if they will continue to have coverage. In Vice President Pence's home state of Indiana, thousands are pleading with him to not allow this legislation to pass.

When President Trump and Vice President Pence were campaigning, they promised people they would be able to keep their health insurance, that they would have a plan to defeat ISIS in 30 days, and that Mexico would be paying for a wall. Of course, we know now that they are keeping none of these promises, and indeed the Trump administration is facing the potential of investigation for serious crimes committed against our nation fewer than 100 days into his presidency.

It is the most vulnerable among us who will pay the steepest price of this administration's irresponsible policies. Here in Arkansas, 300,000 of our neighbors face the imminent threat of losing healthcare coverage. We hope Governor Hutchinson will remind Vice President Pence of this fact during his visit to our state."

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UPDATE 3/26/17 @ 10:15 p.m. TEAYS VALLEY, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- When a world leader's platform is in the middle of a warehouse, there's usually a good story tucked close by.

Vice President Mike Pence spent almost all his Saturday trip to the mountain state on the campus of Teays Valley business, Foster Supply

"And let me thank our hosts today, Ronald Reagan Foster and Nancy Reagan Foster. I just said a little bit ago, they're my second favorite Ron and Nancy's I've ever met." Vice President Mike Pence said.

Owners Ron and Nancy hosted one of the most powerful men in the world and say he was a gracious guest.

"He's so personable, and he remembered our names, remembered our employees, remembered what business we do, so it was remarkable. Wouldn't you agree?" Nancy Reagan Foster said.

The focus of the visit was small businesses like Ron's, which started in 1981, with the help of his twin sons. The legacy is still going strong.

He said, "We're transitioning into the next generation, and the United States of America has just transitioned from one presidency to another, and I think small business is gonna have a voice."

Brothers Ron and Geoff are also owners and run different divisions of the company.

"The round table discussion was very valuable and just to see it was really interesting, just seeing that the current administration in Trump and Pence are very, very interested in small business," said Ron.

"He talked to us about certain issues and then came down here and actually remembered those issues, talked about them, mentioned them in his speech," said Geoff.

Parts of a round table discussion spilled over into the occasional joke from the podium

The Vice President joked, "I just heard that you have a wall division here at Fosters. Maybe we need to talk."

A family business now hoping the Vice President remembers the notes he took in West Virginia.

"Hello West Virginia! It is great to be back, if only just to say thanks," he addresses the crowd after walking onto a small stage inside a Foster Supply warehouse.

Foster Supply hosted two events for Vice President Pence, a campaign-style speech with an audience of an estimated 150 people and a more intimate roundtable discussion with approximately a dozen small business owners.

"President Donald Trump is gonna be the best friend American small business will ever have," Pence told the crowd.

In the larger setting, SBA Administrator Linda McMahon helped rally the crowd.

"I've been bankrupt. I've had my house auctioned off, my car repossessed in the driveway, pregnant with my second child at the time, so i get it," she said. "And that's what President Trump wants to do -- proper taxes, proper regulatory environment, making sure that we are providing our small businesses with the tools that we need to start, to grow and to be successful."

Tim Burns, the CEO of Grassmasters, LLC, a landscaping business located in Scott Depot, was one of the few selected to shake hands with the VP and one of a dozen to participate in the roundtable discussion

"Everybody really had a chance to go around and talk about their business, problems they face," he says. "Meeting Vice President Pence was definitely an honor, and he was very open to what we had to say, and I feel like it was a very good conversation."

Not much from the sit-down conversation made its way to the stage. Instead, Pence preached a message to the crowd that the Trump administration has not forgotten West Virginians.

"West Virginia voted overwhelmingly to make Donald Trump the 45th President of the United States, and we will never forget it," Pence said.

Predictably, the conversation also moved to building a wall, healthcare and coal.

"Right after we dropped our hands on January 20th, it was official, the war on coal is over, and a new era of American Energy has begun."

A day after legislation was pulled off the House floor that would have unraveled former President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, Pence told a gathering Saturday in Scott Depot, West Virginia, that "we will end the Obamacare nightmare and give the American people the world class health care that they deserve."

He told a few hundred people at construction materials firm Foster Supply that Friday's setback was a victory for the status quo in Washington, D.C., "but I promise you that victory won't last very long."

Earlier, Pence and U.S. Small Business Administrator leader Linda McMahon held a private discussion with a dozen business owners about the challenges they face.

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