{"id":2430873,"date":"2025-05-05T07:59:54","date_gmt":"2025-05-05T11:59:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pence-given-the-profile-in-courage-award\/"},"modified":"2025-05-05T08:01:34","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T12:01:34","slug":"pence-given-the-profile-in-courage-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pence-given-the-profile-in-courage-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Pence given the Profile in Courage Award"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpence-given-the-profile-in-courage-award%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2430873&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former Vice President mike Pence was awarded the &#8220;Profile in Courage&#8221; Award at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and museum in Boston. He received this honor for his refusal too abide by former President Donald Trump&#8217;s demand to overturn the 2020 election results during the events of January 6, 2021. the JFK Library Foundation recognized Pence for prioritizing the constitutional transfer of power on that day, even at personal risk.<\/p>\n<p>in his acceptance speech, Pence emphasized the importance of January 6, calling it a tragic day that ultimately showcased the resilience of American democratic institutions. He expressed gratitude for the support he has received from americans who recognize the importance of upholding the Constitution amidst political divisions. Pence shared the credit for his actions wiht leaders from both political parties who acted responsibly during the crisis. The award ceremony highlighted Pence&#8217;s commitment to democratic values and his belief in the American people&#8217;s ability to unite despite their differences.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Pence given the Profile in Courage Award<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2112437\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-pence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Mike Pence<\/a> was honored Sunday night by receiving the &ldquo;Profile in Courage&rdquo; Award at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/boston\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Boston<\/a>, Massachusetts.<\/p>\n<p>Pence was honored for refusing to comply with President Donald Trump&rsquo;s request not to certify the 2020 election results in Congress on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/january-6\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Jan. 6, 2021<\/a>. According to the JFK Library Foundation, the former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-defector-emails-pipeline-to-obama-admin-seen-as-currency\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden Defector Emails: &#039;Pipeline&#039; to Obama Admin Seen as &#039;Currency&#039;\">vice president<\/a> was chosen as this year&rsquo;s award recipient &ldquo;for putting his life and career on the line to ensure the constitutional transfer of presidential power on Jan. 6, 2021.&rdquo; Pence was Trump&rsquo;s vice president from January 2017 to January 2021.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3399105\/trump-100-day-mark-compare-first-second-term\/\">How Trump&#8217;s first- and second-term 100-day marks compare<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3399661\/trump-judicial-fights-civil-liberties-concerns\/\">Republicans uneasy over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-civil-liberties-backlash-causes-discomfort-for-republicans\/\" title=\"...s civil liberties backlash causes discomfort for Republicans\">civil liberties backlash<\/a> to Trump<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3400460\/freedom-caucus-10-years-trump-establishment-agenda\/\">Freedom Caucus, once a vocal &lsquo;think tank&rsquo; minority, now whips for Trump establishment agenda<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;Jan. 6 was a tragic day,&rdquo; Pence <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/05\/04\/politics\/mike-pence-jfk-award-january-6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a> during his speech Sunday night. &ldquo;But it became a triumph of freedom. And history will record that our institutions held.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I will always believe, by God&rsquo;s grace, I did my duty that day,&rdquo; Pence <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/former-vice-president-mike-pence-honored-kennedy-family-receiving-jfk-profile-courage-award\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">said<\/a>. &ldquo;To support the peaceful transfer of power under the Constitution of the United States of America.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The award is named after John F. Kennedy&rsquo;s 1957 book of the same name. It features the biographies of eight U.S. senators throughout history who demonstrated acts of bravery and courage during their lives.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Kennedy&rsquo;s grandson, Jack Schlossberg, introduced Pence at the ceremony and praised him for saving &ldquo;America that day.&rdquo; The former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-taking-regeneron-drug-remdesivir-therapy-for-coronavirus-diagnosis-ex-wh-doctor-explains\/\" title=\"Trump taking Regeneron drug, Remdesivir therapy for coronavirus diagnosis: ex...WH doctor explains\">president&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s daughter, Caroline Kennedy, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/pence-profile-courage-award-jfk-capitol-riot-10918d5bc5a356a19b7fa524fea16760\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a> Pence&rsquo;s bravery &ldquo;saved our government and warned us about what could happen and is happening right now.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Vice President Pence put his life career and that of his family on the line to execute his constitutional responsibilities. His actions preserved the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >fundamental democratic principle<\/a> of free and fair elections, and we are proud to honor him,&rdquo; Kennedy&rsquo;s daughter <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2025\/05\/05\/pence-jfk-courage-award-jan-6-trump\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Pence, meanwhile, shared credit for the events of that day. He said it was due to leaders from both political parties who prioritized the country over partisan squabbles and &ldquo;did their duties.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Our institutions held that day, not because of any one person, but because leaders in both political parties, Republicans and Democrats, did their duties,&rdquo; Pence said. &ldquo;So I came tonight to give credit where credit is due, but also to say in these divided times, in these anxious days, I know in my heart that we will find our way forward as one nation.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Later, after the ceremony, while speaking to Fox News Digital, Pence mentioned some of the people he talked to over the years who expressed gratitude for his actions.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">NOW on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FoxNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@FoxNews<\/a> &ndash; Former Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mike_Pence?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Mike_Pence<\/a> -after receiving the JFK Profiles in Courage award- tells me &#8220;the American people know that what ever differences we may have, the Constitution is the common ground on which we stand&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yA4gAuWUL1\">https:\/\/t.co\/yA4gAuWUL1<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FoxNews?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FoxNews<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MikePence?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MikePence<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bAsg7DXect\">pic.twitter.com\/bAsg7DXect<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Paul Steinhauser (@steinhauserNH1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/steinhauserNH1\/status\/1919252613205242037?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 5, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve been deeply humbled by how many Americans have come up to me and just taken a point to encourage us and support us, and it convinces me that the American people know that whatever differences we may have, the Constitution is the common ground on which we stand,&rdquo; Pence <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/former-vice-president-mike-pence-honored-kennedy-family-receiving-jfk-profile-courage-award\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3399632\/trump-administration-preliminary-settlement-ashli-babbitt\/\"><strong>TRUMP ADMINISTRATION REACHES PRELIMINARY SETTLEMENT WITH FAMILY OF ASHLI BABBITT: REPORT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Pence also praised the people he thinks &ldquo;make America great.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I have faith in the countless Americans who make this country work every day,&rdquo; Pence said. &ldquo;So should you people who get up every morning, put in an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-vice-president-mike-pence-given-the-profile-in-courage-award-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Former ... given the \u2018Profile in ...\u2019 ... ... Washington Examiner\">honest day&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s work, look after their families, do the right thing when nobody&rsquo;s watching, and never get a chance for a night like this. I want you to know we see you, we honor you, and we know you are the ones that make America great and always will.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2112437\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2112437\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pence receives Profile in Courage Award for upholding election integrity<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2430874,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MIKE-PENCE_JFK-1024x576.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[50402,4500,54606,54601],"class_list":["post-2430873","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-leadership-2","tag-pence","tag-political-recognition","tag-profile-in-courage-award"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MIKE-PENCE_JFK-1024x576.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2430873","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2677"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2430873"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2430873\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2430877,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2430873\/revisions\/2430877"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2430874"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2430873"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2430873"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2430873"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}