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eShirl

(19,245 posts) Thu Apr 3, 2025, 05:25 PM Thursday

Mike Pence will receive the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award for Jan. 6 actions [View all]

https://apnews.com/article/mike-pence-profile-courage-award-jfk-3b6b54ca2738575c2777a4b9ec4d7f1f

Former Vice President Mike Pence will receive the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award for his refusal to go along with President Donald Trump’s efforts to remain in office after losing the 2020 election, Kennedy’s family announced Thursday.

The award recognizes Pence “for putting his life and career on the line to ensure the constitutional transfer of presidential power on Jan. 6, 2021,” the JFK Library Foundation said.

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Pence said in a statement that he’s “deeply humbled and honored” to get the award.

“I have been inspired by the life and words of President John F. Kennedy since my youth and am honored to join the company of so many distinguished Americans who have received this recognition in the past,” Pence said.

Well-deserved, in my humble opinion.

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Mike Pence will receive the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award for Jan. 6 actions [View all] eShirl Thursday OP

Well, that should get the angry trump posts going. Biophilic Thursday #1

A smack upside the head to TSF. lamp_shade Thursday #2

shithole don't like................. Lovie777 Thursday #3

Watch Trump try to close the Library. TommyT139 Thursday #4

Why? He looked for every avenue to carry out Piss' orders that day. BlueTsunami2018 Thursday #5

If you end up in an authoritarian state, you might look more favourably on him, compared to say, Vance. OnDoutside Thursday #8

it's for courage, not heroism eShirl Thursday #9

It's courageous to simply carry out your duties? BlueTsunami2018 Thursday #10

maybe you can tell the award givers eShirl Thursday #14

Well, the rioters HAD constructed a scaffold outside and they had stormed the building and entered it. PatrickforB Thursday #22

Definition of courage: the ability to do something that frightens one. SSJVegeta Thursday #18

Okay, when you get a scaffold and howling mob at your workplace, let us know how cool you are Hekate Thursday #25

So was he supposed to be afraid to do the right thing or risk jail time instead? SSJVegeta Thursday #32

I also support this seemingly unpopular opinion SSJVegeta Thursday #17

" You're not a hero nor are you courageous for simply doing your fucking job!" anamnua Yesterday #34

He was never in any real danger. BlueTsunami2018 Yesterday #35

Come on Mike Freddie Thursday #6

Pence believes in an America without LGBTQI+ people. Duncan Grant Thursday #7

Any Republican who actually fulfills their Constitutional duty gets an award milestogo Thursday #11

That's a pretty low bar... Shipwack Thursday #21

Freedom of religion Norrrm Thursday #12

Almost all GOPers were against trump on Jan 6th. If Pence had ordered trump before a firing squads behind Silent Type Thursday #13

That was his job and he did his job. Courage my ass. Autumn Thursday #15

Hope they arent going to award it Figarosmom Thursday #16

This award will piss off trump LetMyPeopleVote Thursday #19

True dat Hekate Thursday #28

I Do Not Understand How Any One Not A Fascist Is Still A Member Of The GOP MayReasonRule Thursday #20

Now, if he could just get a Nobel prize... dchill Thursday #23

Well deserved. He did not bow to the political pressure, he did not... reACTIONary Thursday #24

He didn't shit his pants or commit insurrection. Give him a fucking brownie button please. bullimiami Thursday #26

Well-deserved award. How disgustingly quickly my fella murkins forget the CONTEXT. I watched it on TV... Hekate Thursday #27

I think the "Profile in Doing One's Job" award would be more fitting. nt Gore1FL Thursday #29

oh FUCK that noise Skittles Thursday #30

Well, yeah, he didn't really do anything to earn the award, but........... Escape Thursday #31

But we never get to her the truth about how much he put his life on the line. travelingthrulife Thursday #33