Mike Pence
Vice President of the United States from 2017 to 2021
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April 3 2025 | Pence was announced as the recipient of the JFK Profile in Courage Award for his role in ensuring the constitutional transfer of presidential power on January 6, 2021. |
January 20 2025 | Pence attended Donald Trump's second presidential inauguration as a former vice president. |
January 16 2025 | Pence delivered a speech in Hong Kong urging President-Elect Trump to support Taiwan and prevent a nuclear arms race in Asia. |
2024 | Ahead of the RNC in 2024, Pence expressed disappointment over the Republican Party's new stance on abortion, which aligned with Trump's position. |
October 2024 | Pence expressed his support for the acquisition of U.S. Steel by Nippon Steel, suggesting it would help reduce reliance on China for steel exports. |
September 2024 | Mike Pence began teaching seminar and lecture courses in political science at Grove City College, becoming its first Distinguished Fellow for Faith and Public Life. |
August 9 2024 | Pence reiterated his decision not to endorse Trump or support Kamala Harris following Biden's withdrawal from the race. |
March 15 2024 | Pence announced that he would not endorse either Trump or Biden in the upcoming 2024 presidential election. |
2023 | Pence criticizes former President Donald Trump, particularly regarding the January 6, 2021 events, stating that Trump was wrong to suggest Pence could overturn election results. |
October 2023 | Withdraws from the 2024 presidential race and declines to endorse Trump. |
October 2023 | Pence withdrew from the race for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination. |
October 28 2023 | Amid weak fundraising and polling numbers, Pence withdrew from the 2024 presidential race after primarily campaigning in Iowa. |
July 2023 | Pence became the first Republican presidential candidate for the 2024 election to visit Ukraine, where he met President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. |
June 2023 | Launches a 2024 presidential campaign. |
June 2023 | The Department of Justice concluded its investigation into the classified documents found at Pence's home and informed Pence that no charges would be brought forward. |
June 5 2023 | Pence officially launched his bid for the presidency by filing the necessary paperwork. |
April 27 2023 | Pence testified before a grand jury regarding the Capitol attack, affirming his commitment to obey the law and tell the truth. |
February 2023 | The Congressional 'Gang of Eight' received an initial briefing from top officials including Assistant Attorney General Matthew G. Olsen, National Intelligence Director Avril Haines, and FBI counterintelligence assistant director Alan Kohler about classified document matters involving Trump, Biden, and Pence. |
February 2023 | On the day he was subpoenaed, Pence released a statement supporting 'parental rights', criticizing left-wing efforts he believed aimed to 'indoctrinate our children'. |
February 10 2023 | The FBI conducted a search of Mike Pence's home as part of the classified documents investigation. |
February 9 2023 | Pence was reported to have been subpoenaed by special counsel Jack Smith in relation to the attack on the Capitol, after negotiations between his attorneys and the special counsel. |
January 2023 | Pence commented on the Joe Biden classified documents incident during a Fox Business appearance, emphasizing the serious nature of handling classified materials and suggesting that proper protocols were not followed in Biden's case. |
January 2023 | Mike Pence asked his lawyer to search his home for classified documents after similar discoveries were made at President Biden's residence, resulting in the finding of approximately a dozen classified documents at his Indiana home. |
January 23 2023 | Gregory Jacob personally delivered the remaining documents to Washington DC, noting that the FBI had bypassed standard procedures in their document retrieval. |
January 20 2023 | Pence's attorney offered the Archives four boxes of documents. The Archives declined to collect them and allowed Pence's agents to transport the boxes to Washington DC. |
January 18 2023 | Pence's attorney Gregory Jacob informed the National Archives about the discovery of classified documents, claiming they were 'inadvertently boxed and transported' from the end of Trump's presidency. |
November 2022 | In an ABC News interview, Pence again reiterated that he did not take any documents from the White House to his home in Indiana. |
October 2022 | Pence publicly condemned what he referred to as 'unprincipled populism' and 'Putin apologists' within the Republican Party. |
August 2022 | During an Associated Press interview, Pence asserted that he did not take any classified information when leaving office and had no knowledge of retaining any classified documents. |
August 2022 | Mike Pence claimed that his attorneys thoroughly reviewed all documents at the White House, vice president's offices, and residence to ensure all necessary documents, including classified materials, were turned over to the National Archives before leaving office. |
July 2022 | Pence appeared in the documentary Unprecedented, which examined the events surrounding the Trump administration. |
June 2022 | Following the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, Pence expressed his strong approval and called for the restoration of the sanctity of life in American law. |
May 2022 | The New York Times reports that Pence is considering a presidential run, regardless of Trump's intentions. |
May 2021 | Pence and his wife purchased a home in Carmel, Indiana, after leaving the vice presidency, marking their return to home ownership in Indiana since 2013. |
April 2021 | Pence underwent surgery for a pacemaker implant due to a slow heartbeat. |
April 2021 | Pence signed a deal with publisher Simon & Schuster for two books, which included plans for an autobiography. |
March 2021 | Pence narrated a four-part television series titled Age of Rush, focusing on the career of right-wing radio host Rush Limbaugh, which debuted on Fox Nation. |
February 2021 | It was announced that Pence would join The Heritage Foundation as a distinguished visiting fellow and would also collaborate with the Young America's Foundation to launch a new podcast. |
January 20 2021 | Pence attended the inauguration of Joe Biden, marking a significant transition of power following the contentious election. |
January 15 2021 | During the Capitol siege, Pence was reported to have come 'dangerously close' to rioters, delaying his evacuation from the Senate chambers. |
January 6 2021 | Pence oversaw the certification of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris as the winners of the 2020 presidential election, despite significant pressure from Trump and the attack on the U.S. Capitol. |
December 18 2020 | Mike and Karen Pence received the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for SARS-CoV-2 in front of a live audience at a televised event, aimed at demonstrating the vaccine's safety and effectiveness. |
December 14 2020 | The Electoral College confirmed Biden and Harris's election victory with 306 votes, while Trump and Pence's campaign received 232 votes. |
November 7 2020 | Joe Biden and Kamala Harris were declared the winners of the presidential election after several days of vote counting, while Pence and Trump refused to concede. |
October 7 2020 | Pence participated in a debate against Kamala Harris in Salt Lake City, Utah, which was adapted for COVID-19 safety measures, including plexiglass partitions. |
July 2020 | At a police union rally in Philadelphia, Pence denounced the police abolition movement and argued that supporting police and African American families are not mutually exclusive. |
June 2020 | During Juneteenth Day, Pence responded to a television journalist's question about Black Lives Matter by stating that 'all lives matter'. |
June 2020 | In late June, amidst a spike in coronavirus cases, Mike Pence held a press briefing where he made several misleading claims about the pandemic, stating that increases in new cases were due to increased testing. |
April 2020 | During a visit to the Mayo Clinic, Mike Pence exempted himself from the hospital's policy of wearing a face mask, stating he needed to look staff 'in the eye.' |
February 2020 | Pence was appointed to control all messaging from government health officials regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, following conflicting statements by administration officials. |
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