Mike Pence: ‘I Wasn’t Offended’ by ‘Hamilton’ Speech

“I want to assure people who were disappointed in the election results,” says vice president-elect

Vice President-elect Mike Pence said Sunday that he “wasn’t offended” by the speech given by a cast member of the hit stage show “Hamilton” on Friday night.

[...] the self-professed “history buff” loved the show.

Stage performer Brandon Victor Dixon, who plays Aaron Burr in the Tony-winning show, read a statement from the cast on Friday that urged Pence (who attended the show with his daughter and her cousins) to consider those “who are alarmed and anxious” over President-elect Donald Trump’s new administration.

Pence spoke up about the incident on Sunday’s “Face the Nation” on CBS, and sought to “assure people who were disappointed in the election results.”

Pence did not directly address the many accusations that Trump’s newly-forming administration is tinged with racist appointees, including senior advisor Steve Bannon.

[...] the vice president-elect further emphasized his point by saying, “I just want to reassure anyone, anyone including the actor who spoke that night that President-elect Donald Trump is going to be president of all the people and I couldn’t be more honored to stand with him.”

But– but I want to assure people who were disappointed in the election results, people are feeling anxious about this time in the life of our nation, that President-elect Donald Trump meant exactly what he said on election night, that he is going to be the president of all the people of the United States of America…