Former Vice President Mike Pence remarks during the conservative Faith & Freedom conference on Friday were briefly disrupted by hecklers, likely over his refusal to help former President Donald Trump overturn his 2020 election loss.
An unknown number of attendees at the conservative Christian event, populated with steadfast Trump supporters, chanted “traitor” as Pence began his remarks.
Pence ignored the shouts and attempted to speak over them, delivering his signature line to raucous cheers: “I’m a Christian, a conservative and a Republican, in that order.”
A woman who chanted “traitor” was escorted out of the conference, according to NBC News reporter Ali Vitali.
Pence touted his work with Trump during his speech, declaring “every single day, we defended the god given liberties enshrined in our Constitution.”