Conservatives Echo Trump And Demand Hamilton Cast Apologize To Pence

Indiana Gov. Mike Pence joins Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at a rally in Westfield, Ind., Tuesday, July 12, 2016. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
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Conservative pundits and politicians took to Twitter Saturday to defend Vice President-elect Mike Pence after the cast of the Broadway musical Hamilton addressed him in a statement after a performance he attended Friday night.

While most notably, President-elect Donald Trump defended Pence on Twitter and demanded an apology from the cast, he was not the only one to publicly take Pence’s side.

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  1. And the roar of the Bush League makes itself loud and clear again.

    If they want “lese majeste” laws, there’s always Thailand lol

  2. Avatar for sjk sjk says:

    Wow. So soon-to-be the highest elected official in the land is demanding things like an apology over an excercise of free speech? This is a threat to the 1st amendment the likes of which we have never seen. Criticizing a Government Official? APOLOGIZE? WHAT CONSEQUENCE OR PUNISHMENT WILL FOLLOW? He’s draining the swamp and refilling it with dominionist freaks.Be afraid. Be very afraid.

  3. Thank you conservatives for jotting down your names as a handy reminder of who the creative community, like the honey badgers, doesn’t give a fuck about.

  4. See joeScar, here’s the thing. As a Christian he can believe that. So can you. It is your right. As a non-christian, I don’t believe that, which is my right. When you write your beliefs into law is where I, and many liberals, have a problem.

  5. Why are conservatives, who are the first to deride “politically correct speech,” so often the first to criticize speech that is directed at them? They can dish it out but they sure can’t take it.

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