“Another way to think of it is this: Americans usually want something along the lines of the opposite of whatever we’ve just had in the Presidency. And I might be the one person who can say that, whether it’s President Trump or President Pence, I represent the opposite of what we have just had.”— Pete Buttigieg, newyorker.com
“These demagogic non sequiturs undercut conservative claims to value the truth. And that has policy consequences: the supposedly conservative Pence and company have been pushing the lie for a week now that the free market is a failure and case-by-case economic fascism from above is the solution to lo…”— Ben Shapiro, dailywire.com
“Mike Pence is what happens when Anderson Cooper isn’t gay. Mike is the kind of guy that brushes his teeth and then drinks orange juice and thinks mmm.”— Michelle Wolf, youtube.com
“There is, of course, nothing inherently scary or disqualifying about an elected leader who seeks wisdom in scripture and solace in prayer. What critics should worry about is not that Pence believes in God, but that he seems so certain God believes in him. What happens when manifest destiny replaces…”— McKay Coppins, theatlantic.com
“I have a lot of respect for the first lady and the job she has done for the American people over the last seven-and-a-half years, but I don't understand the basis of her claim.”— Mike Pence, newsmax.com
“Congress should support the reauthorization of the Ryan White Care Act only after completion of an audit to ensure that federal dollars were no longer being given to organizations that celebrate and encourage the types of behaviors that facilitate the spreading of the HIV virus. Resources should be…”— Mike Pence, web.archive.org
“I grew up on the front row of the American dream. My grandfather immigrated to this country. I was raised in a small town in southern Indiana, in a big family with a cornfield in the backyard.”— Mike Pence, time.com
“It was Hillary Clinton who left Americans in harm's way in Benghazi and after four Americans fell said, 'What difference at this point does it make?'”— Mike Pence, politifact.com
“Trump treats Pence like someone taking their kid to a grown-up party for the first time — ‘Go ahead, you can answer. Show them all your big-boy words.”— Seth Meyers, salon.com
“We've seen relentless mandates from the executive branch. It seems no aspect of our lives is too small for the present administration to supervise, no provision of the Constitution too large for them to ignore.”— Mike Pence, cnn.com