Mike Pence
Mike Pence is the former vice president of the United States. A Republican, Pence was elected governor of Indiana in 2012. Pence previously served for 12 years as a congressman from Indiana representing the Sixth Congressional District; he was first elected in 2000. During his time in the U.S. House of Represenatives, he served as House Republican Conference chairman and chairman of the House Republican Study Committee. Pence was born in Columbus, Ind. He earned a bachelor's degree in 1981 from Hanover College and a law degree in 1986 from Indiana University. After accepting Donald Trump's offer to be running mate, Pence ended his 2016 campaign to be re-elected as Indiana governor. He sought the 2024 Republican presidential nomination but suspended his campaign in late October 2023.
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"I actually pushed the Deficit Reduction Act. That was the last time we actually reduced the national debt in the United States, when I was…
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Pence’s misleading claim that Biden sent US official to China after surveillance balloon was spotted
“After China sent a balloon over strategic sites in the United States … President Biden literally sent the secretary of state hat in hand to…
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“In three short years, we achieved energy independence.”
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“The fact is, today abortion law in the United States is more aligned with China and North Korea than with Western nations in Europe.”
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“The family separation policy actually began under the Obama administration.”
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"In the 1960s, liberals emptied our psych wards."
“In the next two years, we'll spend more on interest on our national debt than we do on the national defense.”
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“We have a national debt the size of our nation’s economy for the first time since World War II.”
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The border wall and the ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy “reduced illegal immigration by 90%.”
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Joe Biden's cancellation of the Keystone pipeline "dramatically increased Americans' dependence on Russian oil."