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.
The Theater must always be a safe and special place.The cast of Hamilton was very rude last night to a very good man, Mike Pence. Apologize!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 19, 2016
This is so true. And @mike_pence deserves respect and a peaceful night out with his nephew and daughter. #yourvicepresident https://t.co/h38lcamWLg
— Kellyanne Conway (@KellyannePolls) November 19, 2016
The arrogance and hostility of the Hamilton cast to the Vice President elect ( a guest at the theater) is a reminder the left still fights.
— Newt Gingrich (@newtgingrich) November 19, 2016
Hamilton cast & lib Broadway patrons displayed their tolerance for diversity by intolerantly booing Mike Pence out of theater.
Heckuva job! https://t.co/lrMMcShuAv— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) November 19, 2016
I wish the Hamilton cast had understood Hamilton more. VP-elect Pence deserves an apology. https://t.co/ePjTjRGqRV
— Michele Bachmann (@MicheleBachmann) November 19, 2016
Imagine if a conservative actor (yeah right) addressed HRC by saying “we who are Christians are scared etc.” Media would pillory. https://t.co/nHF5KGL1JH
— Laura Ingraham (@IngrahamAngle) November 19, 2016
“I believe that marriage is the union between a man and a woman. For me as a Christian.”
-Pres Obama
Was he booed on Broadway his 1st term?— Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) November 19, 2016
Could you imagine what would happen if Obama went to a show and was booed and harassed like VP Pence? Would be racist uprising by left.
— BRUCE CHAMBERS (@BruceChambers) November 19, 2016
And the roar of the Bush League makes itself loud and clear again.
If they want “lese majeste” laws, there’s always Thailand lol
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.
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.
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.
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.