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Michael Richard Pence (born June 7, 1959) is an American politician and lawyer serving as the 48th vice president of the United States, since 2017. He previously was the 50th governor of Indiana from 2013 to 2017 and a member of the United States House of Representatives from 2001 to 2013. Pence was born and raised in Columbus, Indiana, and is the younger brother of U.S. Representative Greg Pence. He graduated from Hanover College and earned a law degree from the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law before entering private practice. After losing two bids for a congressional seat in 1988 and 1990, he became a conservative radio and television talk show host from 1994 to 1999. Pence was elected to the United States Congress in 2000 and represented Indiana's 2nd congressional district and Indiana's 6th congressional district in the House of Representatives from 2001 to 2013. He served as the chairman of the House Republican Conference from 2009 to 2011. Pence described himself as a "principled conservative" and supporter of the Tea Party movement, stating that he was "a Christian, a conservative, and a Republican, in that order.
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That time Ireland’s proud gay prime minister shaded Mike Pence at a St. Patrick’s Day breakfast

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Happy St. Patrick’s Day!Today has us thinking about Leo Varadkar, the first openly gay prime minister of Ireland and youngest person ever to hold the position.Around this time of year in 2019, Varadkar managed to humiliate then-Vice President Mike Pence in the most charming way possible: by being himself.Varadkar was Pence’s guest of honor at a breakfast meeting held at the U.S.

Naval Observatory. Nothing out of the ordinary there–each year, Ireland’s Taoiseach presents a shamrock to the U.S. president around St.

Patrick’s Day.The big difference: Varadkar brought his partner, Mike Barrett, to the breakfast with Pence and his mother wife Karen, who was just in the news for her school’s anti-LGBTQ policies.During the awkward meetup, Varadkar made a point of shading the Pences–politely, of course!“I stand here this morning as leader of my country,” he said during his speech, “flawed and human, but judged by my political actions and not by my sexual orientation or my skin tone or my gender or religious beliefs.”He continued, “And I don’t believe my country is the only one in the world where this story is possible.

It is found in every country where freedom and liberty are cherished. We are, after all, all God’s children.”Pence congratulated Varadkar–no doubt through gritted teeth–for his “inspiring words.”Watch.Afterward, Varadkar said his comments were meant to challenge the homophobic VP and send a message to youth everywhere.“Part of leadership is really speaking to people in a respectful way and setting an example,” he said.

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