On Friday night, Vice-President-elect Mike Pence attended the Broadway show “Hamilton” where he was met with mixed reactions from the audience. Upon entering the theater, Pence was received with a mix of booing and applause. However, the audience continued to keep booing him throughout the play after certain songs ended.
After the performance, actor Brandon Victor Dixon made a statement to Pence while on stage: “We, sir – we are the diverse America who are alarmed and anxious that your new administration will not protect us…[applause] Our planet, our children, our parents or defend us and uphold our inalienable rights, sir. But we truly hope that this show has inspired you to uphold our American values and to work on behalf of all of us, all of us.”
President-elect Donald Trump released multiple statements on his twitter account reacting to the Hamilton performance and demanded an apology on behalf of Pence for the audience’s behavior.
Our wonderful future V.P. Mike Pence was harassed last night at the theater by the cast of Hamilton, cameras blazing.This should not happen!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 19, 2016
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
The cast and producers of Hamilton, which I hear is highly overrated, should immediately apologize to Mike Pence for their terrible behavior
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 20, 2016
Later, Pence, speaking for himself, shared with Fox News Sunday his reaction: “I did hear what was said from the stage. I can tell you I wasn’t offended by what was said. I will leave to others whether that was the appropriate venue to say it.”
The “Hamilton” cast member Dixon refuses to apologize and is within his right to peacefully protest according to the first amendment.
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