Archiv: Mike Pence


10.06.2023 - 17:44 [ New York Times ]

An Abrupt Move That Stunned Aides: Inside Trump’s Aborted Attack on Iran

(Sept. 21, 2019)

That about-face, so typically impulsive, instinctive and removed from any process, proved a decision point for a president who has often threatened to “totally destroy” enemies but at the same time has promised to extricate the United States from Middle East wars. It revealed a commander in chief more cautious than critics have assumed, yet underscored the limited options in a confrontation he had set in motion.

Three months later, some of Mr. Trump’s own allies fear the failure to follow through was taken by Iran as a sign of weakness, emboldening it to attack oil facilities in Saudi Arabia this month. Mr. Trump argues his decision was an expression of long-overdue restraint by a nation that has wasted too many lives and dollars overseas.

13.01.2021 - 08:30 [ theHill.com ]

Pence rejects calls to invoke 25th Amendment to remove Trump

„I do not believe such a course of action is in the best interest of our Nation or consistent with the Constitution,“ Pence wrote in a letter to Pelosi released Tuesday night.

„Last week, I did not yield to pressure to exert beyond my constitutional authority to determine the outcome of the election, and I will not now yield to efforts in the House of Representatives to play political games at a time so serious in the life of our nation,“ he added.

13.01.2021 - 08:26 [ ORF.at ]

US-Vizepräsident lehnt Absetzung Trumps per Verfassungszusatz ab

Auf Grundlage des 25. Zusatzartikels der Verfassung könnte Pence den Präsidenten mit einer Mehrheit wichtiger Kabinettsmitglieder für unfähig erklären, sein Amt auszuüben.

08.10.2020 - 13:14 [ C-SPAN / Youtube ]

Vice Presidential Debate between Mike Pence and Kamala Harris

Vice President Mike Pence and Senator Kamala Harris participate in the vice presidential debate in Salt Lake City, UT.

03.10.2020 - 10:59 [ Tagesschau.de ]

Trump in der Klinik – Infektionen im Umfeld

Trump selbst teilte mit: „Ich denke, dass es mir sehr gutgeht. Aber wir wollen sicherstellen, dass alles gut ausgeht.“ Auch seinem Arzt Sean P. Conley zufolge geht es Trump gut und er braucht keinen zusätzlichen Sauerstoff. Er habe mit der Einnahme des Covid-19-Medikaments Remdesivir begonnen.

02.10.2020 - 23:41 [ CNN ]

Vice President Mike Pence and Karen Pence test negative for coronavirus, spokesman says

Vice President Mike Pence and second lady Karen Pence tested negative for Covid-19 Friday morning, according to a statement tweeted by spokesperson Devin O‘Malley.
„As has been routine for months, Vice President Pence is tested for COVID-19 every day. This morning, Vice President Pence and the Second Lady tested negative for COVID-19. Vice President Pence remains in good health and wishes the Trumps well in their recovery,“ O‘Malley wrote on Twitter.

19.06.2020 - 10:03 [ Tagesschau ]

Facebook löscht Wahlanzeige von Trumps Team

Facebook hat eine Anzeige des Trump-Teams gelöscht, weil sie ein Symbol für politische Häftlinge in der NS-Zeit enthält – eine Kehrtwende im Umgang mit politischen Statements. Auch Twitter markierte erneut einen Beitrag des US-Präsidenten.

19.06.2020 - 07:06 [ Washington Post ]

Facebook removes Trump ads with symbol once used by Nazis to designate political prisoners

The red triangle appeared in paid posts sponsored by Trump and Vice President Pence, as well as by the “Team Trump” campaign page. It was featured alongside text warning of “Dangerous MOBS” and asking users to sign a petition about antifa, a loose collection of anti-fascist activists whom the Trump administration has sought to link to recent violence, despite arrest records that show their involvement is trivial.

13.06.2020 - 03:19 [ theHill.com ]

Pence says he didn‘t accompany Trump to St. John‘s ‚out of an abundance of caution‘

Vice presidents and presidents are sometimes encouraged to not be in the same location at the same time.

13.05.2020 - 01:23 [ teleSUR ]

Cuba Asks the US for Answers on the Attack on Its Embassy

The Foreign Minister also called for an in-depth investigation into the attacker‘s connections with the Doral Jesus Worship Center, a church in Miami in which the U.S. Vice President Mike Pence came to deliver „a speech of enormous hostility calling for action against Cuba.“

09.05.2020 - 05:59 [ CNN ]

Trump sought a reopening but found the virus in the White House instead

President Donald Trump hoped this would be the week he emerged into a nation recovering from pandemic. Instead the pandemic came to him.

09.05.2020 - 05:39 [ ORF.at ]

Sprecherin von US-Vizepräsident Pence positiv getestet

„Sie wurde kürzlich getestet, und der Test war negativ, und dann wurde sie heute aus irgendeinem Grund positiv getestet“, sagte Trump gestern im Weißen Haus bei einem Treffen mit republikanischen Senatoren und Abgeordneten. Pence sei seither erneut negativ getestet worden und treffe alle nötigen Vorsichtsmaßnahmen, sagte er weiter.

09.05.2020 - 05:33 [ the Hill ]

Positive coronavirus cases shake White House

Miller’s positive test prompted the vice president to delay his takeoff for a trip to Iowa. Six staffers who may have had contact with her deplaned, and all six later tested negative for the virus.

The positive tests reflect the dangers of the virus spreading inside the White House complex, and it further called into question what measures are being taken to try and limit the exposure of the top two elected officials in American government.

09.05.2020 - 05:17 [ the Hill ]

Pence press secretary Katie Miller tests positive for coronavirus

Miller is one of Pence‘s closest aides and is married to Stephen Miller, one of Trump‘s senior advisers.

08.05.2020 - 18:53 [ New York Times ]

White House Rattled by a Military Aide’s Positive Coronavirus Test

(07.05.2020)

President Trump said he and Vice President Mike Pence, as well as the White House staff, would now be tested on a daily basis.

04.04.2020 - 13:42 [ Bloomberg ]

Pence’s Virus Tour Takes Him to Mask-Maker 3M, Washington State

(05.03.2020)

Pence said in Washington State that by the end of next week, enough test kits would be distributed nationally to allow the diagnosis of 1.2 million people. “We’re making great progress,” Pence said.

So far, 12 people have died from coronavirus in the U.S. The deaths have centered around a nursing home in Kirkland, Washington — near Seattle — where there are a large number of suspected patients.

04.04.2020 - 13:40 [ investorplace.com ]

3M Stock Could See a Billion-Dollar Boost from Trump

(06.03.2020)

It creates big opportunity, which is especially true for face mask companies after the U.S. Health and Human Services says the U.S. only has 10% of face masks needed for a full-blown virus pandemic. They estimate the U.S. would need at least 3.5 billion medical-grade N95 masks.

Better, the Trump Administration has plans to source millions of masks from 3M to help combat the virus threat. If so, that could generate up to $1 billion in sales for the company. Vice President Mike Pence said in a press conference:

23.03.2020 - 23:56 [ David Nakamura, Washington Post reporter / Twitter ]

Asked if he shares concerns that the number of coronavirus deaths will get „really bad“ given all available data, Trump says yes but quickly adds: „We have a lot of people dying of the flu… over 50,000.“

23.03.2020 - 23:48 [ Ryan Struyk, @CNN / Twitter ]

BIRX: „99% of all the mortality coming out of Europe, in general, is over 50 and pre-existing conditions.“

23.03.2020 - 23:41 [ This Is All China's Fault / Twitter ]

Dr Birx just said that the majority of people who are dying in Italy have „Three or more“ preexisting conditions. Wow

23.03.2020 - 23:27 [ Fox News / Youtube ]

Live: Trump, AG Barr hold briefing with the Coronavirus Task Force

Expected live at 5:30 p.m. ET: The Coronavirus Task Force holds a daily briefing at the White House.

23.01.2020 - 22:30 [ France24 ]

Trump to host Netanyahu and his rival to discuss Mideast peace

US President Donald Trump will host Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House next week to discuss his long-awaited plans for Middle East peace, the White House said.

12.01.2020 - 16:04 [ New York Times ]

Seven Days in January: How Trump Pushed U.S. and Iran to the Brink of War

But the United States also sent secret messages through Swiss intermediaries urging Iran not to respond so forcefully that Mr. Trump would feel compelled to go even further. After it did respond, firing 16 missiles at bases housing American troops without hurting anyone as a relatively harmless show of force, a message came back through the Swiss saying that would be the end of its reprisal for now. The message, forwarded to Washington within five minutes after it was received, persuaded the president to stand down.

09.01.2020 - 16:21 [ NBC News ]

Pence says sharing intel with Congress could ‚compromise‘ sources

On NBC‘s „TODAY,“ Pence told Savannah Guthrie that the administration could not provide Congress with some of the „most compelling“ intelligence behind the administration‘s decision to kill Soleimani because doing so „could compromise sources and methods.“

24.11.2019 - 10:45 [ Tagesschau ]

US-Vizepräsident Pence: Überraschungsbesuch vor Thanksgiving

Pence soll von der Basis aus auch mit dem irakischen Ministerpräsidenten Adel Abdel-Mahdi telefoniert haben. Ein Besuch in Bagdad für ein persönliches Treffen soll aus Sicherheitsgründen nicht in Frage gekommen sein, sagte ein hochrangiger US-Regierungsmitarbeiter nach Angaben mitreisender Reporter. Bei dem Gespräch ging es demnach unter anderem um die Massendemonstrationen gegen die irakische Regierung.

24.11.2019 - 10:34 [ Wall Street Journal ]

Pence Visits U.S. Troops in Iraq, Meets With Kurdish Leader

ERBIL, Iraq—Vice President Mike Pence traveled to Iraq on Saturday for an unannounced visit with U.S. troops days before the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday, and he met with the leader of Kurdistan but didn’t visit Baghdad.

23.10.2019 - 07:59 [ theHill.com ]

Pence on Syria: ‚Our troops are coming home‘

“America will always be grateful for our Kurdish allies and the Syria defense forces who fought shoulder to shoulder and bravely with us in this fight,” Pence told the crowd.

“Now that our military and our allies have achieved our objectives against ISIS, President Trump is keeping his word to the American people and our troops are starting to come home,” he said.

18.10.2019 - 06:36 [ Vice President Mike Pence / Twitter ]

Honored to lead this delegation on behalf of President @realDonaldTrump. Thank you @SecPompeo, NSA Robert O‘Brien and Ambassador James Jeffrey for your dedication and hard work in Turkey.

18.10.2019 - 06:34 [ Rudaw ]

Turkey and US agree ceasefire with Syria Kurds

In an official statement posted on Facebook, the General Command of the Syrian Democratic Forces said: “Based on the request and approval of the Syrian Democratic Forces, with United States mediation represented by Vice President Mr. Mike Pence, today, an agreement for an immediate ceasefire between the Syrian Democratic Forces and the Turkish state along the front lines extending from Ras al-Ain/Sari Kani from the east to Tel Abyad city in the west was reached.”

18.10.2019 - 06:20 [ Rudaw English ‏/ Twitter ]

Rudaw’s Roj Eli Zala in #Qamishli said people came onto the street to celebrate the #Turkey #ceasefire deal. “As the press conference was still going on the people started shooting into the air. Lots of celebratory fire,” Zala said.

17.10.2019 - 18:10 [ LA Times ]

Pence and Pompeo begin uphill task of crafting cease-fire between Turkey and Kurds

‏ Vice President Mike Pence, heading a U.S. delegation that includes Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo and White House national security advisor Robert O’Brien, arrived in Turkey on Thursday, a day after Trump dismissed the very crisis he sent his aides on an emergency mission to douse.

17.10.2019 - 04:55 [ Mark Knoller ‏/ CBS News White House Correspondent / Twitter ]

One reason VP and SecPompeo needed separate planes for flight to Ankara, State Dept announced tonight atht Pompeo will be also heading to Jerusalem for talks with @netanyahu and then Brussels to see @jensstoltenberg. Pence will be heading to DC. Carbon footprint not a factor.

16.10.2019 - 17:26 [ Hurriyet ]

Erdoğan ‚to meet US vice president, secretary of state‘

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Oct. 16 that he would meet with U.S. Vice President and Secretary of State, according to a Tweet by communications director.

16.10.2019 - 06:58 [ theHill.com ]

Pompeo to join Pence on Turkey visit urging ceasefire

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will join Vice President Pence on a trip to Turkey this week in an attempt to broker a cease-fire in northern Syria.

Pence will lead a delegation on behalf of President Trump that includes Pompeo and national security adviser Robert O‘Brien, the vice president‘s office announced Tuesday.

16.10.2019 - 06:51 [ ORF.at ]

Nordsyrien-Konflikt: US-Vizepräsident trifft Erdogan

Morgen sei ein bilaterales Treffen zwischen Pence und dem türkischen Präsidenten Recep Tayyip Erdogan geplant.

Begleitet wird Pence von US-Außenminister Mike Pompeo, dem Nationalen Sicherheitsberater Robert O’Brien und dem US-Sonderbeauftragten der Anti-IS-Koalition, James Jeffrey.

15.10.2019 - 05:50 [ JM Rieger, Video Editor, The Washington Post / Twitter ]

REPORTER: What did the president authorize in his conversation initially with President Erdogan a week ago on Sunday? … What did Erdogan say in response to [the ceasefire request]? PENCE: The United States of America did not give a green light to Turkey to invade Syria.

15.10.2019 - 05:46 [ CBS News / Youtube ]

Pence says Trump told Erdogan to implement immediate ceasefire

Vice President Mike Pence announced Monday that the Trump administration was imposing sanctions against Turkey over its invasion of northern Syria. He told reporters at the White House that the president has been monitoring the situation, had spoken to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and called for an immediate ceasefire. Pence also said that Mr. Trump had directed him to lead a delegation to Turkey to bring the bloodshed to an end.

02.10.2019 - 23:17 [ U.S. Indo-Pacific Command ]

Army Gen. Mark A. Milley Takes Oath as 20th Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff

President Donald J. Trump, Vice President Mike Pence, Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper and other officials watched as Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford swore in his successor.

22.09.2019 - 13:32 [ New York Times ]

An Abrupt Move That Stunned Aides: Inside Trump’s Aborted Attack on Iran

Why Mr. Trump suddenly latched onto the estimate at this point rather than when casualties were discussed at the earlier meeting remains a mystery to many officials. Some assumed he was influenced by Mr. Carlson or other allies that his re-election would be jeopardized and was looking for cover.

But when the decision came, Mr. Pence, Mr. Pompeo and Mr. Bolton were all out of the White House, and the president did not call them for input. Instead, he told the Pentagon to call off the attack.

05.09.2019 - 00:26 [ BreakingNews.ie ]

Iceland has to ease laws to allow Mike Pence’s security team to escort him on visit

Satirical newspaper Frettirnar mocked that “Americans intended to give every Reykjavik citizen a paralysing drug during Pence’s visit”.

Helicopters hovered over the government building where Mr Pence met with Icelandic eland’s officials as snipers perched on neighbouring rooftops.

Ahead of Mr Pence’s arrival, three CV-22B Osprey flew over southwestern Iceland, along with two C-130 Hercules and one Lockheed C-5 Galaxy.

13.07.2019 - 17:55 [ NBC News ]

‚No shower, no shower!‘: Migrants shout as Pence visits Texas detention centers

Vice President Mike Pence saw firsthand the extreme overcrowding migrants are often forced to endure at federal detention centers when he visited two Friday in Texas.

Agents wore face masks, and video showed detainees packed into their holding areas surrounded by chain-link fence, the concrete floors littered with silver thermal blankets. Reporters accompanying Pence described the facility as smelling „horrendous.“

10.07.2019 - 11:23 [ theAmericanConservative.com ]

Holy War? Pompeo Preaches to Pro-Israel Christian Confab

The Secretary of State took his case against Iran to the Evangelical faithful, making it a matter of religious life, or death.

10.07.2019 - 11:19 [ MondoWeiss.net ]

Iran deal was ‘the worst diplomatic debacle in American history’ — John Bolton to CUFI

„Last June, we announced our withdrawal from the hypocritical Human Rights Council, which shielded the world’s worst human rights violators while devoting most of its time to condemning Israel; a thriving democracy. (Applause) We are also reevaluating U.N. peace-keeping missions, including those involving Israel to ensure support for effective, accountable, and efficient operations. We will not allow bureaucratic inertia to keep the United States in international organizations or agreements that undermine U.S. interests and values. (Applause)

For these reasons, in September of last year I announced that the United States would not fund, support, or cooperate with the International Criminal Court, or ICC (Applause). The ICC, which asserts near-universal jurisdiction over the citizens of every country without their consent. As I said then, the ICC is flawed to its core and we will let it die on its own.“ Applause)