Vice President Mike Pence headed to West Columbia, The Citadel next month
Vice President Mike Pence is headed back to South Carolina.
The Vice President’s Office said in a release on Tuesday Pence will visit South Carolina on Feb. 13.
His office said he’ll first attend a Trump Victory campaign lunch in West Columbia. The location of that lunch was not included in the release. From there, he will address The Citadel, delivering a speech at the Charleston military college’s Republican Society Patriot Dinner, where he will receive the Nathan Hale Patriot Award.
Pence has made several visits to South Carolina since becoming vice president.
In August, he headlined U.S. Rep. Jeff Duncan’s annual “Faith and Freedom” barbecue, where he quashed rumors of his own presidential run and pushed for four more years of President Donald Trump.
Pence also appeared in Myrtle Beach in March to help U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham kick off his re-election campaign. Graham is a strong ally of the Trump administration.
Almost a year ago, Pence came to Columbia to tour opportunity zones with U.S. Sen. Tim Scott, a Republican from Charleston who championed the program. In 2018, the vice president headed to Coastal Carolina to help S.C. Gov. Henry McMaster’s re-election campaign.
This story was originally published January 22, 2020 at 7:32 AM.
