'I did my duty that day': Pence receives JFK Profile in Courage Award for Jan. 6 actions

Former Vice President Mike Pence accepted the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award for his actions on January 6. after refused to overturn the election after President Trump’s repeated pressure in January 2021.
Pence never mentioned Trump during his 10-minute speech but made several references to the Trump administration.
Referencing what he called “these divided times, in these anxious days,” he acknowledged that he probably had differences with the Democrats in the room but also with his own Republican Party “on spending, tariffs and my belief that America is the leader of the free world and must stand with Ukraine until the Russian invasion is repelled and a just and lasting peace is secured.”

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