4:07 p.m.
From the Associated Press:
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence has hailed what he calls the “great American comeback” during a faith-based rally in a conservative Milwaukee suburb.
The event Tuesday attracted a couple of hundred attendees, most not wearing masks. Pence didn’t wear a mask at the rally or at an earlier panel discussion on school choice in Waukesha.
Pence’s visit comes two days before President Donald Trump is set to campaign in northeast Wisconsin.
The dual visits in one week speak to Wisconsin’s importance in the presidential race.
Democrat Joe Biden’s campaign says Pence is trying to “clean up Trump’s mess” in the fight against the coronavirus.
3:14 p.m.
Autographs signed by the Vice President, as captured by our Tony Bettack.
Vice President Mike Pence signing autographs for supporters as he leaves the Ingleside Hotel in Pewaukee.
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3:01 p.m.
The Vice President ends his speech.
Vice President Pence wraps up his remarks to supporters in Pewaukee. For full coverage, tune into Wisconsin’s Afternoon News. LISTEN LIVE: https://t.co/GqYerINdaW pic.twitter.com/Z0IO0BWOdZ
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1:28 p.m.
Watch Vice President Pence speak in Pewaukee.
12:50 p.m.
Protesters outside the Pence event. From a TMJ4 News photojournalist:
Video: Dozens of peaceful protestors have gathered outside of @Vp pence rally at the Ingleside Hotel. Chanting #BlackLivesMatter and #TransLivesMatter holding signs at the entrance. The Vice President is set to arrive shortly @Tmj4 #tmj4 pic.twitter.com/NQ0cgHjMYg
— Gideon WVW (@GidTruth) June 23, 2020
12:16 p.m.
Governor Scott Walker makes an appearance before Vice President Pence’s campaign stop in Waukesha County.
Former Gov. Scott Walker takes the stage to introduce VP Pence. Walker says “Wisconsin is winning” bc of @realDonaldTrump’s admin. @tmj4 pic.twitter.com/9sabnFZ5eK
— Ben Jordan (@BenJordan3) June 23, 2020
10:55 a.m.
Watch a live roundtable discussion on school choice in Waukesha with Vice President Pence and Education Secretary DeVos.
10:46 a.m.
Vice President Pence has arrived at a school in Waukesha with Education Secretary DeVos.
Protesters have reportedly met them as well.
Protesters chant “shame” and “get your hate out of my state” as Pence-DeVos motorcade enters Waukesha charter school
— annysa johnson (@JSEdbeat) June 23, 2020
9:57 a.m.
The motorcade for Vice President Pence’s appearance will be leading to rolling temporary closures of parts of the Milwaukee-area freeway system. Click here for Time Saver Traffic updates.
9:44 a.m.
Vice President Pence has arrived in Milwaukee on Air Force Two.
The @VP has just landed in Wisconsin. Pence will be joined by @BetsyDeVosED and will participate in a school choice round table at Waukesha STEM Academy. He’ll also participate in his “Faith in America Tour”. @WISCTV_News3 pic.twitter.com/hiR7KV42Cz
— Chris Stanford (@ChrisAStanford) June 23, 2020
Original story from the Associated Press
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence is launching a faith-centered tour in a conservative Milwaukee suburb, after touting Wisconsin’s school choice program for the second time this year.
Pence’s events Tuesday in Wisconsin come as President Donald Trump is visiting a megachurch in Phoenix two days before he comes to Wisconsin for a tour of the Fincantieri Marinette Marine shipyard.
The dual visits in one week speak to Wisconsin’s importance in the presidential race.
Trump carried the state by fewer than 23,000 votes in 2016.
Pence’s “Faith in America” event in Pewaukee will highlight the central position that religious conservatives continue to occupy in the president’s base.
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