I certainly hope Trump is not impeached, for all our sakes.
But the current debate on the Democratic side stems from his record on LGBTQ matters – the issue that nearly ended Pence’s political career when, as governor, he signed into law a “religious freedom” bill that critics said was a license to discriminate against gay people.
Cynthia Nixon, an actor and advocate for progressive issues, chastised Biden on Twitter for calling “America’s most anti-LGBT elected leader” decent.
She followed up with a scathing opinion piece in the Washington Post headlined “Mike Pence isn’t ‘decent.’ He’s insidious.”
“The fact that Pence does vile, hateful things while well-coiffed and calm doesn’t make him decent; it makes him insidious and dangerous,” she wrote. “Respecting each other’s rights and humanity is what makes us civilized – not keeping a civil tone while doing the opposite.”
Some publications noted that Pete Buttigieg, the openly gay mayor of South Bend, Indiana, who is exploring a 2020 presidential bid, has also called Pence nice.
“Pete Buttigieg called Mike Pence a ‘super-nice’ guy. Where’s the outrage?” asked the online news magazine LGBTQ Nation.
Buttigieg, who devotes a chapter to Pence in his recently released memoir “Shortest Way Home,” distinguishes between Pence’s persona and his policies.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/03/07/vice-president-mike-pence-nice-guy/3071635002/