As Vice President Mike Pence traveled to Ireland with both First Lady Karen Pence and his mom, Nancy Pence, an MSNBC host wondered who the vice president calls “mother.”
Pence, 60, is known for his old-fashioned approach to marriage and has reportedly called his wife “mother” in the past. On Tuesday, MSNBC host Stephanie Ruhle mocked Pence while he was on an official trip to Ireland.
Phil Rucker of the Washington Post was on a panel discussing the trip, and explained that it was unusual that Pence was staying at a Trump property far from where meetings were being held while visiting the country.
“This is an official government trip, although his staff has indicated that the Pence family is paying for the family members who are doing this travel, he’s traveling with his mother and with his wife, the second lady Karen Pence, but it’s strange,” Rucker said. “A lot of his official meetings are in Dublin — that is not where he is staying. Dublin is a big city, certainly they have hotels that could accommodate the vice presidential delegation, but instead they’re staying at the Trump golf resort.”
Ruhle responded, “It’s also confusing if he’s traveling with his mom. Which one does he call mother?”
