Pence's Remarks at Young America's Foundation's Fall College Retreat and Weekend Event; 11-13-2020

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Remarks by Vice President Pence at Young America’s Foundation’s Fall College Retreat and President’s Club Weekend Event | Arlington, VA

Issued on: November 13, 2020

Crystal Gateway Marriott
Arlington, Virginia

THE VICE PRESIDENT: Well, hello, Young America’s Foundation! (Applause.) It’s really great to be with all of you. My thanks to — how about another round of applause? — I know he’s coming into responsibilities here at YAF, but I have to tell you, for me, he is the most admired conservative in America: Governor Scott Walker, everybody. Would you thank you one more time? (Applause.)

But to Governor Walker and to all the great conservative leaders who are here today of every age and every background, it is great to kick off the 2020 Fall College Retreat at Young America’s Foundation. Thank you all for the honor of being with you today.

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But I came here today not just to help you kick off your — your Fall Retreat, but also I came here today simply to say thank you. Thank you for the incredible support that YAFers have provided to our administration every step of the way these past four years.

And as our election contest continues in courts across America, I want to promise you: We are going to keep fighting until every legal vote is counted and until every illegal vote is thrown out. (Applause.) And whatever the outcome at the end of the process, I promise you: We will never stop fighting to make America great again. (Applause.)

I mean, it’s amazing to think — it’s amazing to think what took place on Election Day with the support of all of you. While we’re continuing to work through the courts process and — and with, I was told this morning, over 1,000 very capable lawyers in America to make sure that we have integrity in our vote.

But think about what’s already been recognized: This President actually secured 72 million votes. That was more than — 10 million more votes than we received in 2016. In fact, it’s more votes than any Republican candidate or any incumbent President in the history of the United States of America. And what maybe meant the most to the President and me is that the vote that came in on November the 3rd for this Republican President actually included the highest proportion of American minority voters in 60 years. (Applause.)

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And all along the way, this President also kept his promise that, again, my friend Scott was talking about. I remember — I remember when — when President Trump pulled out the list, with good counsel from — from friends at Federalist Society and elsewhere. And he said, “This is a list from which we will draw if there are openings on the Supreme Court.”

And the truth is that we drew from that list and that steady counsel, and we’ve actually appointed more than 220 conservatives to our federal courts at every level, and they are all men and women who will uphold the God-given liberties enshrined in our Constitution, like the freedom of speech, the freedom of religion, and the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms. (Applause.)

And that includes Justice Neil Gorsuch, Justice Brett Kavanaugh, and Justice Amy Coney Barrett. (Applause.) Isn’t she great? Isn’t she great? I’m telling you what — not just because she’s from Indiana. Right? (Laughter.) How much did you love it when they said, “Would you show us what’s on that paper in front of you?” Nothing. (Laughs.) Just an amazing, principled person.

But I’m telling you, Judge Barrett — now Justice Barrett — Justice Kavanaugh, and Justice Gorsuch, they’re just emblematic of over 200 principled jurists who are on our courts at every level, strengthening the foundation under- — underpinning our Constitution in the judiciary.

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Thank you all very much. God bless you. God bless YAF. And we’ll see you there. (Applause.)

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