Pence heckled at conservative event with shouts of 'traitor'

Former Vice President Mike Pence was heckled Friday with calls of “traitor” as he delivered remarks at a conservative policy conference in Kissimmee, Florida.

At first, Pence was greeted by cheers when he appeared on stage at the Faith and Freedom Coalition event, which was billed as charting a policy course toward a conservative majority. But as he began speaking, he was briefly interrupted by a woman who shouted “traitor” several times before she was escorted out. Pence ignored the outburst and continued with his speech.

It’s unclear who the woman was or what her motivation was for heckling Pence. As she started, others in the audience also appeared to yell "no!" repeatedly as Pence spoke over the cacophony.

During the Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol by a mob of President Donald Trump's supporters, some in the crowd were heard chanting “Hang Mike Pence,” who was in the building overseeing the counting of electoral votes solidifying Biden’s presidential victory. Trump had been urging Pence to try to overturn the results of the election, but the vice president said he did not believe he had the authority to do so, causing a highly public rift between the two that worsened in the aftermath of the riot.