The vice president mentioned his boss just once in a eulogy for the former senator from Indiana that exemplified his uneasy role in reassuring traditional Republicans while not distancing himself from the president.
By Robert Costa Robert Costa National political reporter covering the White House, Congress and campaigns Email Bio Follow May 15 at 4:44 PM INDIANAPOLIS — Vice President Pence, a fervent defender of President Trump’s nationalistic foreign policy, delivered a eulogy Wednesday for Richard G. Lugar, whose career was the definition of moderate Republican internationalism.
Pence mentioned Trump just once, noting that Trump “welcomed” Lugar and former senator Sam Nunn , who worked with Lugar on arms control, to the Oval Office last year “to seek their counsel” before meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. “We know from numerous lessons of history that popular anger can be manipulated in ways that lead to intolerance, civil unrest, violence, and self-destructive national policies,” Lugar said.
Lugar’s legacy was front and center as Pence flew to Indianapolis on Wednesday morning. A group of dignitaries accompanied him on the trip, including Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., who grew up in Indiana, along with several other senators. Nunn also traveled with Pence on Air Force Two, trading stories with longtime friends during the flight.
According to the Indianapolis Star, Roberts once donated $500 to Lugar’s 2000 reelection campaign, before being nominated as a federal judge, and Lugar introduced Roberts at his Supreme Court confirmation hearing in 2005.
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