Mike Pence Twitter Mike Pence and his wife, Karen, before they walked out of the 49ers/Colts game.
Vice President Mike Pence and his wife, Karen, walked out of the Colts-49ers game after some players knelt in protest during the National Anthem. Some people responded with condemnation, some responded with praise, but others responded with mockery and brought out the memes, jokes, and GIFs.
Some people joked that people had now figured out a way to get Pence to leave.
https://twitter.com/real_theater/status/917095428004253696
Mike Pence shouldn’t worry, his presence didn’t dignify the game. He has no dignity to give.
@PalmerReport @KimDHello Quick someone play the National Anthem in the oval office so that football players can kneel so Trump and Pence can leave.
Others, though, heaped Pence with praise.
@VP @Colts @SecondLady Thank you VP PENCE true patriots applaud you
Pence wrote on Twitter, “We were proud to stand – with all our @Colts – for our soldiers, our flag, and our National Anthem ??” along with a photo of himself and Karen Pence standing for the National Anthem.
We were proud to stand – with all our @Colts – for our soldiers, our flag, and our National Anthem 🇺🇸
The Vice President also released a statement explaining his decision to subsequently leave the game. “At a time when so many Americans are inspiring our nation with their courage, resolve, and resilience…now, more than ever, we should rally around our Flag and everything that unites us…While everyone is entitled to their own opinions, I don’t think it’s too much to ask NFL players to respect the Flag and our National Anthem,” Pence wrote in a tweet.
I stand with @POTUS Trump, I stand with our soldiers, and I will always stand for our Flag and our National Anthem.
President Donald Trump then revealed that he had asked Pence to leave the game if any players took a knee, writing, “I asked @VP Pence to leave stadium if any players kneeled, disrespecting our country. I am proud of him and @SecondLady Karen.”
That has people on Twitter accusing Pence of staging a premeditated stunt, since it wasn’t hard to guess that some people would kneel.
@RealPressSecBot 1. Pence is a good boy. He should get a cookie for that.
Here are some of the Twitter responses:
https://twitter.com/ryan_a_bell/status/917095432722964481
This is Pence’s signature.. how does this even say “Mike Pence”
Someone tell Mike Pence he could’ve stayed. The kneeling is about police brutality soooo… he left for the wrong reason 🤷🏽🤷🏽🤷🏽🤷🏽.
Pence’s face as Twitter collectively takes a knee to his 🏈 🏈
@mike_pence @Kaepernick7 While we’re at it chat with @realDonaldTrump and tell him calling Black players SOBs to fire up the base is quite undignified! #MikePence
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