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CNN
05-05-2025
- Business
- CNN
Former VP Mike Pence accepts award from Kennedys for Jan. 6
Former VP Mike Pence accepts award from Kennedys for Jan. 6 Former Vice President Mike Pence accepted the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award for his actions on January 6. Pence refused to overturn the election after President Trump's repeated pressure. Kennedy's daughter, Caroline Kennedy, and grandson Jack Schlossberg presented the award. 00:36 - Source: CNN Vertical Politics of the Day 15 videos Former VP Mike Pence accepts award from Kennedys for Jan. 6 Former Vice President Mike Pence accepted the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award for his actions on January 6. Pence refused to overturn the election after President Trump's repeated pressure. Kennedy's daughter, Caroline Kennedy, and grandson Jack Schlossberg presented the award. 00:36 - Source: CNN Trump supporters on third term Comedians Davram Stiefler and Jason Selvig regularly attend Trump rallies, speaking with the President's supporters for their podcast, 'The Good Liars Tell the Truth.' 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Yahoo
03-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Pence to be honored with Profile in Courage Award from JFK Library
Former Vice President Mike Pence will receive the 2025 John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award for his role in certifying the 2020 presidential election despite facing grave personal and political risk. The JFK Library Foundation, which presents the honor each year, announced Thursday the 2025 award will go to Pence 'for putting his life and career on the line to ensure the constitutional transfer of presidential power on January 6, 2021.' Caroline Kennedy and Jack Schlossberg — the late president's daughter and grandson, respectively — will present Pence with the award at the JFK Library and Museum in Boston on May 4. Kennedy and Schlossberg, who both sit on the bipartisan committee that selects the award's recipients, issued a joint statement praising Pence for 'putting country first, and not backing down.' 'Despite our political differences, it is hard to imagine an act of greater consequence than Vice President Pence's decision to certify the 2020 presidential election during an attack on the U.S. Capitol,' they wrote in the statement. 'Upholding his oath to the Constitution and following his conscience, the Vice President put his life, career, and political future on the line.' 'His decision is an example of President Kennedy's belief that an act of political courage can change the course of history,' they added. In the aftermath of President Trump's 2020 election loss, Pence faced pressure to use his ceremonial role in counting the certified electoral votes as vice president to overturn the results of the election. Pence refused, noting he did not have the authority to do so, and he was targeted by Trump supporters, some of whom built a makeshift gallows at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and called for his hanging. Pence said in a statement he is honored to receive the award. 'I am deeply humbled and honored to be the recipient of the Kennedy Profile in Courage Award,' Pence said in a statement. '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.' The award has been granted in recent years to public figures including Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), former Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah), Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams (S), South Carolina state senators, and leaders of South Korea and Japan, among others. The award is named for the late president's 1957 Pulitzer-Prize winning book, 'Profiles in Courage,' which highlights eight senators 'who risked their careers, incurring the wrath of constituents or powerful interest groups, by taking principled stands for unpopular positions.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
The Hill
03-04-2025
- Politics
- The Hill
Pence to be honored with ‘Profile in Courage Award' from JFK Library
Former Vice President Pence will receive the '2025 John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award' for his role in certifying the 2020 presidential election despite facing grave personal and political risk. The JFK Library Foundation, which presents the honor each year, announced on Thursday the 2025 award will go to Pence 'for putting his life and career on the line to ensure the constitutional transfer of presidential power on January 6, 2021.' Caroline Kennedy and Jack Schlossberg — the late president's daughter and grandson, respectively — will present Pence with the award at the JFK Library and Museum in Boston, Mass., on May 4, 2025. Kennedy and Schlossberg, who both sit on the bipartisan committee that selects the award's recipients, issued a joint statement praising Pence for 'putting country first, and not backing down.' 'Despite our political differences, it is hard to imagine an act of greater consequence than Vice President Pence's decision to certify the 2020 presidential election during an attack on the U.S. Capitol,' they wrote in the statement. 'Upholding his oath to the Constitution and following his conscience, the Vice President put his life, career, and political future on the line.' 'His decision is an example of President Kennedy's belief that an act of political courage can change the course of history,' they added. In the aftermath of President Trump's 2020 election loss, Pence faced pressure to use his ceremonial role in counting the certified electoral votes as vice president to overturn the results of the election. Pence refused, noting he did not have the authority to do so, and he was targeted by Trump supporters, some of whom built a makeshift gallows at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and called for his hanging. Pence said in a statement he is honored to receive the award. 'I am deeply humbled and honored to be the recipient of the Kennedy Profile in Courage Award,' Pence said in a statement. '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.' The award has been granted in recent years to public figures including Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), former Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah), Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams (S), South Carolina state senators, and leaders of South Korea and Japan, among others. The award is named for the late president's 1957 Pulitzer-Prize winning book, 'Profiles in Courage,' which highlights eight senators 'who risked their careers, incurring the wrath of constituents or powerful interest groups, by taking principled stands for unpopular positions.'
Yahoo
03-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Former Vice President Mike Pence to receive JFK Profile in Courage award
April 3 (UPI) -- The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum announced Thursday that it has will award its 2025 Profile in Courage Award to former Vice President Mike Pence for certifying former President Joe Biden election as the U.S. Capitol was under attack on Jan 6, 2021. Presented each year to public servants who make courageous decisions "of conscience without regard for the personal or professional consequences," the award will be presented to Pence at the institution in Boston on May 4. In a statement released by the library, Caroline Kennedy and Jack Schlossberg said that "Despite our political differences, it is hard to imagine an act of greater consequence than Vice President Pence's decision to certify the 2020 presidential election during an attack on the U.S. Capitol," and that "Upholding his oath to the Constitution and following his conscience, the vice president put his life, career and political future on the line." Schlossberg also posted on X Thursday about Pence, that he showed "grace under pressure, defending freedom in its hour of maximum danger," and that "Vice President Pence is a profile in courage, putting country first, he may have saved our republic." Pence also released a statement, in which he said that he is "deeply humbled and honored to be the recipient of the Kennedy Profile in Courage Award." He added that he has "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." Previous recipients include former U.S. Presidents Barack Obama, Gerald Ford and George H. W. Bush, as well as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, former U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney and former U.S. Sen. John McCain.
CBS News
03-04-2025
- Politics
- CBS News
Mike Pence to receive JFK Profile in Courage Award for actions during January 6 insurrection
Former Vice President Mike Pence will be presented with the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award in Boston for "putting his life and career on the line" during the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Pence, President Donald Trump's vice president during his first term in the White House, will receive the award on May 4. It will be presented by Caroline Kennedy, the only surviving child of President Kennedy, and her son, Jack Schlossberg, during a ceremony at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library. In a statement, Kennedy and Schlossberg said Pence will receive the award for his decision to certify Joe Biden's 2020 presidential election victory despite the attacks on the Capitol. "Political courage is not outdated in the United States. At every level of government, leaders are putting country first, and not backing down. Despite our political differences, it is hard to imagine an act of greater consequence than Vice President Pence's decision to certify the 2020 presidential election during an attack on the U.S. Capitol," Kennedy and Schlossberg said. "Upholding his oath to the Constitution and following his conscience, the Vice President put his life, career, and political future on the line. His decision is an example of President Kennedy's belief that an act of political courage can change the course of history." Pence released a statement as well, saying he is "humbled and honored" to receive 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. In the past, Pence said that Trump's words and actions endangered him and his family on January 6. Pence chose not to endorse Trump during the 2024 election, saying Trump has walked away from conservative principles. "I worked day in and day out for four and a half years to build that record of the Trump-Pence administration. I'm incredibly proud of it. But as I look at what Donald Trump is running on now, I simply cannot in good conscience, endorse his candidacy this year," Pence told Face the Nation in March 2024. The John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award was created in 1989 to honor the late president's commitment and contribution to public service. It is named after President Kennedy's 1957 Pulitzer Prize-winning book, "Profiles in Courage." Previous recipients include former Presidents Barack Obama, Gerald Ford and George H.W. Bush, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Sen. John McCain, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. A bipartisan committee of national, political, and community leaders selects the award winner each year.
