VP Pence calls for Joy Behar to apologize to Christians after freely deriding his confidence

VP Pence calls for Joy Behar to apologize to Christians after freely deriding his confidence

Vice President Mike Pence says that "The View" co-host Joy Behar should apologize to all of the Christians she offended after publicly mocking the vice president's faith. (Image source: Fox video screenshot)

VP Pence calls for Joy Behar to apologize to Christians after freely deriding his confidence 

     
Vice President Mike Pence says that "The View" co-host Joy Behar should apologize to all of the Christians she offended after publicly mocking the vice president's faith. (Image source: Fox video screenshot)

While Vice President Mike Pence acknowledges Joy Behar's expression of remorse for ridiculing his Christian confidence on TV, he trusts that she likewise owes a statement of regret to the a large number of Americans who disapproved of her remarks.

Amid an exchange with Fox News' Sean Hannity, which circulated Monday, Pence additionally said that he gives a great deal of credit to the ABC co-have for her own expression of remorse to him.

What set off the remarks?

Behar suggested during a February airing of  ABC’s“The View” that Pence’s mental fitness is not up to par because the vice president has reportedly said that God speaks to him.

Behar’s commentary began after the show’s co-hosts cued video footage featuring former White House aide Omarosa Manigault Newman’s comments on “Celebrity Big Brother,” in which the former staffer discussed the Trump administration.

Newman, in the clip, said, “As bad as you think Trump is, you would be worried about Pence. … Everyone that is wishing for impeachment might want to reconsider their life.”

“I am Christian, I love Jesus, but [Pence] thinks Jesus tells him to say things,” Newman concluded.

The panel on “The View” then went on to discuss Newman’s analysis of Pence’s faith. That’s when Behar made a comment connecting Pence’s faith to mental illness.“It’s one thing to talk to Jesus,” Behar said. “It’s another thing when Jesus talks to you,” adding that hearing voices is symptomatic of “mental illness 

     

 Did Pence react?

After Behar's comments circulated around the web, Pence told "Fox and Friends" that he just couldn't stay quiet finished Behar's remarks assaulting his confidence.

"When I heard that ABC had a program that compared my Christianity to psychological maladjustment, I just couldn't be noiseless," he said. "My Christian confidence is likely the most critical thing in my life. I do attempt and begin each day perusing the Bible. My significant other and I attempt and have a petition together before I go out each morning. Be that as it may, I do believe I'm an extremely commonplace American."

"Individuals of every single distinctive confidence and conventions have esteemed their confidence in God," Pence proceeded, "and for ABC to have a discussion that spoke in such disparaging terms, I believe it's confirmation of how withdrawn some in the predominant press are with the confidence and estimations of the American individuals."

What about Behar’s apology?

As a result of Behar’s comments, ABC reportedly received more than 30,000 complaint calls defending Pence.

The Media Research Center reported that the network was flooded with complaints about Behar’s purported “anti-Christian bigotry” after Media Research Center President Brent Bozell penned a scathing open letter to the network.

Disney CEO Bob Iger revealed Thursday that Behar called Pence and apologized for the remarks.

Disney owns the ABC network, which broadcasts “The View.”

“Joy Behar apologized to Vice President Pence directly,” Iger told a shareholders meeting. “She made a call to him and apologized, which I thought was absolutely appropriate.”
So what is Pence saying now?

During his conversation with Hannity, Pence discucssed Behar’s apology.
"I give Joy Behar a considerable measure of credit," Pence said. "She grabbed the telephone. She called me. She was extremely genuine, and she apologized, and something my confidence shows me is beauty; excuse as you've been pardoned."

In spite of the fact that he pardoned Behar, he likewise urged her to apologize to America's Christians.

"Despite everything i'm urging her to utilize the discussion of that program or some other open gathering to apologize to a huge number of Americans who were similarly affronted," Pence stated, taking note of that while he comprehends "feedback accompanies open life," he felt constrained to "shield the confidence of a huge number of Americans against that sort of defamation."