--- title: Mike Pence Was Not Offended by Hamilton Cast's Message description: Mike Pence was not offended when the cast of Hamilton addressed him on Friday night canonical: https://time.com/4577935/mike-pence-hamilton-donald-trump/ author: Mahita Gajanan article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-11-20T15:34:09.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:54:56.083Z article:section: Politics og:title: Mike Pence: I Was Not Offended by 'Hamilton' Cast's Message og:description: He took a much milder tone than Donald Trump og:url: https://time.com/4577935/mike-pence-hamilton-donald-trump/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt07b742b845760e59/6988af318e0601defe468568/pence-hamilton.jpg?branch=production&width=1024&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1024 og:image:height: 576 og:image:alt: President-Elect Donald Trump Holds Meetings At His Trump Tower Residence In New York og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Mike Pence: I Was Not Offended by 'Hamilton' Cast's Message twitter:description: He took a much milder tone than Donald Trump twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt07b742b845760e59/6988af318e0601defe468568/pence-hamilton.jpg?branch=production&width=1024&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Mike Pence: I Was Not Offended by _Hamilton_ Cast's Message > Sponsored content. 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One of the songs in Hamilton says, “history has its eyes on you”—and when Vice President-elect Mike Pence saw the Broadway musical Friday night, the cast directed that message at him._ by [Mahita Gajanan](https://time.com/author/mahita-gajanan/) ## Mahita Gajanan Gajanan is an editor at TIME. Nov 20, 2016 3:34 PM UTC  Vice President-elect Mike Pence stops and speaks briefly to reporters at Trump Tower, November 18, 2016 in New York City. Vice President-elect Mike Pence stops and speaks briefly to reporters at Trump Tower, November 18, 2016 in New York City. Drew Angerer—Getty Images by [Mahita Gajanan](https://time.com/author/mahita-gajanan/) ## Mahita Gajanan Gajanan is an editor at TIME. Nov 20, 2016 3:34 PM UTC Mike Pence says he was not offended when the [cast of _Hamilton_ addressed him on Friday night](http://time.com/4577710/hamilton-cast-mike-pence/). In an appearance on _Fox News Sunday_, Pence said he enjoyed the show. After the performance of _Hamilton_ on Friday, Brandon Victor Dixon, who plays Aaron Burr, directed a message at the Vice President-elect. “We, sir, we are the diverse America who are alarmed and anxious that your new administration will not protect us, our planet, our children, our parents or defend us and uphold our inalienable rights, sir,” Dixon said. “But we truly hope that this show has inspired you to uphold our American values and to work on behalf of all of us. All of us.” Pence was [booed when he took a seat](http://time.com/4577710/hamilton-cast-mike-pence/) at the theater while attending the hit Broadway musical. But none of the controversy appeared to faze him. “I really enjoyed watching Hamilton,” he [said](https://twitter.com/FoxNewsSunday/status/800342125909069828). “It was a real joy to be there. I heard a few boos. I wasn’t offended by what was said.” Pence took a much milder tone than President-elect Donald Trump, who has tweeted about the incident four times in the last 24 hours (one tweet, accusing the cast of not being able to memorize their lines, was deleted). Trump [said](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/799972624713420804) Pence was “harassed,” [called](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/800298286204723200) _Hamilton_ “highly overrated,” and demanded the cast and producers apologize. When asked if he thought an apology was necessary, Pence said, “I’ll leave it to others whether that was the appropriate venue to say it.” ## Transcript We had a guest for the audience this evening [ LAUGH ] And Vice President elect Pence see you walking up but I hope you're here just a few more moments. There is nothing to move ladies and gentlemen nothing to move. [ APPLAUSE ] We have a message for you sir we hope that you'll hear us out. And I encourage everybody to pull out your phones and tweet and post this message is to be spread far and wide, okay? Vice President elect Pence, we welcome you and we truly thank you for joining us here at Hamilton: An American Musical. We really do. We sir, we are the diverse American who are alarmed and anxious. That your new administration will not protect us, our planet, our children, [ APPLAUSE ] our parents, or defend us and uphold our inalienable rights, sir. But we truly hope this show has inspired you to uphold our American values and work on behalf of all of Of us. 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