WASHINGTON – Karen Pence was a regular presence at her husband’s side during the 2016 campaign, whispering encouraging words into Mike Pence’s ear before he stepped on stage, leading the vice presidential team in prayer before big moments and always clasping her husband’s hand before joining him in the spotlight.
A reluctant campaigner?Story continuesPence was apoplectic after the release in 2016 of an"Access Hollywood" recording of Trump bragging about grabbing women’s genitals, according to the book "American Carnage: On the Front Lines of the Republican Civil War and the Rise of President Trump" by Politico reporter Tim Alberta.
“So all I can figure is someone must have seen me make a face or something like 'I’m hungry’ or 'I’m tired’ or something and decided I was disappointed in the race,” Pence said. “I don’t know where that came from. I love being part of this ticket, part of this administration.” In Utah, where she’ll do a campaign event next week, as well as one in Nevada, Pence may receive a warmer welcome than Trump would have.
“They’ve been uncomfortable with his language, the way he talks about women, the way he treats women,” said Debbie Walsh, director of the Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University. “The 'Access Hollywood' tape obviously was an issue, not just for those women but for Karen Pence. She had a problem with it.”
“He really just focused on her,” Karen Pence recalled. “ 'Tell me what millennials are thinking. Tell me what young women are thinking. Let’s talk about what issues are important to you.’… It meant a lot to me as her mom.” Like her predecessor, Jill Biden, who taught at a community college, Pence said, she relished the opportunity to do something that was hers alone.
When Karen Pence started using her position to bring attention to the art therapy profession, some art therapists said no thanks. The argument of religious freedom is one her husband also makes to fend off criticisms over LGBTQ issues.Pete Buttigieg, the openly gay 2020 Democratic presidential candidate who talks frequently about faith on the campaign trail, said in April that most Christians understand that it's not OK to discriminate against gay people.
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