Michael Pence

Karen Pence Mocked For Inaugural Ball 're-purposed Wedding Dress

... because there's a lot of "wedding" looks on the runway and red carpet recently. "I think it's clearly not a wedding dress," she said, adding that then again, anything could be a wedding dress. Mike Pence stands on the dance floor with his wife Karen, son Michael, and daughter Charlotte. (Joe Vitti/AP). Karen's yet-to-be-seen gown for Friday night's inaugural ball will be placed into the Smithsonian museum collection — along with all the other first and second ladies' gowns. It's an honor that the "Something Wonderful" ladies have yet to wrap their heads around. Donald Trump protesters attempt to block access to inauguration. Knochel said that the Friday look might be her favorite from all the ones they made for the Pence ladies. At the same time, critics online are still trying to wrap their head ...

Who Are Mike Pence's Kids? Meet Vice President's Children Michael, Charlotte And Audrey

... to the official's family. In Pence's case, he has  three  children with wife, Karen: Michael Pence, Audrey Pence and Charlotte Pence. Michael J. Pence. The vice president-elect and his wife saw 2 nd Lt. Michael J. Pence graduate from basic training from the Marine Corps in 2015 and he now serves as a Marine Corps aviator. Michael J. Pence, 24, previously attended Purdue University where he received training to become a pilot. He learned to fly the T-6 B Texan II while for Training Air Wing Five at the Naval Air Station flight school. Although the vice president-elect's children have spent time in the spotlight due to their father’s lengthy political career, Michael J. Pence  told Indiana’s WTHR Channel 13 News back in 2013 that he and his sisters had a “pretty normal childhood.”. Charlotte Pence. Karen Pence Was Married Once Before. A 22-year-old aspiring filmmaker, Charlotte Pence graduated from De Paul University where she studied digital ...

Nato Will Remain A Check On Russia

... “obsolete.”. “That historic mission of NATO will go forward. I’m confident,” Pence told NBC’s Chuck Todd when pressed on whether the organization will remain a counterweight to Russia. Pence, though, defended some of Trump’s criticisms of the alliance. Pence said NATO members needed to increase their defense spending and widen their focus to include more aggressive action against terrorism. “NATO needs to refocus its mission on confronting radical Islamic terrorism, the threat of ISIS, and the threat that that poses to member nations,” Pence said. Pence noted, as Trump repeatedly has, that the majority of NATO members do not spend the required minimum 2 percent of GDP on defense. The U. S. spends about 3.3 percent of GDP on defense. By Burgess Everett and Josh Dawsey. Pence also said Russia’s election-hacking showed a lack of respect for the U. S. “Well, there's no question that they view us as a rival,” Pence said of Russia. “But there's also no question that the actions of Russia, which the president-elect confirmed last week, disseminating information, hacking in the last election, show a fundamental lack of respect ...

Indiana City Relishes 'hometown Boy' Pence Being Vp

... the students. “I think it’s really cool that somebody from here is somebody who is important in the world,” said sixth-grader Jack Schiavello, 12. “It makes me think I can do anything.”. The notion that a native son of Columbus was somebody important in the world has been settling in for a while now. Over the holidays, Schiavello saw a small fleet of black Chevy Suburbans roll through his neighborhood — a Pence motorcade on the way to the house of a Pence brother. Back in the fall, Victoria Lucas was shopping with her family at a local farmer’s market when Pence appeared, surrounded by a phalanx of dark suits. He walked up to a vendor to buy some vegetables — carrots, as best she can recall — as people gathered to snap photos. And just about every other kid in Melissa Tressler’s middle-school classrooms had their own Pence story — a grandma who’s a friend of Pence’s mother, a dad or an uncle who’s been a lifelong Pence friend, parents who took wedding photos for one of the Pence kids. Seeing Pence’s familiar white coif flash across the screen, watching him take his oath in the middle of ...

Mike Pence Will Wear Lots Of Hats As Trump's Vice President

... the time to get weak-kneed. “He’s clearly in his element any time he comes and speaks before our conference,” Messer said. Even though two-thirds of House Republicans were elected after Pence left and haven’t served with him, there was a “big sigh of relief” on Capitol Hill when Trump chose Pence, said Rep. Chris Collins, a New York Republican who is transition team’s congressional liaison.  “Clearly Donald Trump’s selection was an acknowledgement to reach out to lawmakers who were frankly very skeptical — myself and a handful of others being the exception — of Mr. Trump and how the administration would function,” Collins said. “And I believe President Trump will trust him to get bills over the finish line that he can sign into law.”. Indiana native Ron Klain, who was chief of staff to both Biden and Gore, said Pence is likely to find that being the go-to-guy for Capitol Hill is a double-edge sword. “No president ever gets everything they want,” Klain said. “However effective Mike Pence is in delivering on that, the day will come when he has to deliver bad news to the president. This is not a president-elect who ...

Trump To Be Inaugurated As 45th Us President

... the 45 th president of the United States. Trump is promising to work hard, unify the country and "make America great for everybody.". After an inaugural concert Thursday night on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, Trump told a crowd of thousands that the entire world was watching what's happening in the United States. Embed code. Copy and paste the embed code below. The code changes based on your selection. The code has been copied to your clipboard. Video size. 480 p | 24.7 MB. Thursday night, anti-Trump protesters clashed with police outside the National Press Club in Washington. Inside, a pre-inauguration cocktail event called the "Deploraball" was taking place. Protesters yelled "No Trump. No fascist USA!" as police tried to keep them away from the building's doors. Some protesters threw objects at police. At least one fire was set in the street. Officers deployed ...

Mike Pence Calls John Lewis' Trump Comments 'deeply Disappointing

... - no action or results. Sad!'. Trump has continued to use Twitter to attack his adversaries, just as he did throughout the campaign, and Georgia's Democratic party took special offense to these tweets about Representative Lewis. In a statement, the party said: 'Donald Trump's loathsome remarks on Congressman Lewis and the 5 th District not only illustrate the President-elect's classlessness - it further proves that Trump may be the most uneducated students of history to occupy the oval office. John Lewis (middle) is seen walking across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma as part of the famous protests. Lewis, then just 21 years old, was savagely assaulted by a mob at the Rock Hill, South Carolina, Greyhound bus terminal during the Freedom Riders protest. 'Congressman John Lewis has dedicated his life to ensuring that the United States lives up to its greatest expectations through nonviolence and grassroots activism. 'As a result of his and so many others' sacrifices, our nation was transformed into a society where the scales of justice found more balance. 'Congressman Lewis' ...

Mike Pence Debuts New Family Pet

... and I am just finding out that VP-elect has a rabbit named Marlon Bun… __link__/ei XZNr Ux 6 K. Political views aside, you have to admit seeing a bunny exiting Air Force 2 is the best thing this week. #Pences Pets #Marlon Bundo 😂🐰. Marlon Bundo. My favorite member of the new Administration! __link__/0 jhk Fp 6 b 90. Just learned Mike Pence has a pet rabbit named Marlon Bundo and now don't see how I'm going to get any work done this afternoon. Marlon Bundo. Excellent rabbit name. __link__/h F 98 gkw Vg O. Up Next. SEE ALL. BACK TO SLIDE. The Pences are big animal lovers and also have a pet snake that is reportedly in Mississippi with their son, Michael, a Marine. The family's 13-year-old beagle, Maverick, tragically passed away shortly before the 2016 election. Heavy hearts today. Our beagle of 13 years passed away quietly last night. Rest In Peace, Maverick. We will miss you. __link__/JPn Fvs HB 3 Y. — Mike Pence (@mike_pence) October ...