On Friday night, vice-president elect Mike Pence was booed by a theater audience during a showing of Hamilton in New York. As you probably expect, the city voted overwhelmingly for Hillary Clinton rather than Donald Trump in the presidential election.
Here’s Pence getting booed as he gets to his seats at Hamilton pic.twitter.com/IRQG68x1sB
— David K (@dkipke12) November 19, 2016
The cast even had something to say to Pence…
Tonight, VP-Elect Mike Pence attended #HamiltonBway. After the show, @BrandonVDixon delivered the following statement on behalf of the show. pic.twitter.com/Jsg9Q1pMZs
— Hamilton (@HamiltonMusical) November 19, 2016
President-elect Donald Trump was quick to accuse theatre-goers of harassing his VP and demanded an apology.
Our wonderful future V.P. Mike Pence was harassed last night at the theater by the cast of Hamilton, cameras blazing.This should not happen!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 19, 2016
The Theater must always be a safe and special place.The cast of Hamilton was very rude last night to a very good man, Mike Pence. Apologize!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 19, 2016
Trump supporters were quick to start the hashtag #BoycottHamilton, calling on people to boycott the musical.
Mike Pence being harassed is not surprising. Liberals are intolerant. They attack people with different beliefs than them. #BoycottHamilton
— Jeremy Nolt (@RealJeremyNolt) November 19, 2016
Trump is completely correct. #BoycottHamilton (tweeting again because Twitter auto-corrected the hashtag to make it wrong). https://t.co/MaGW8cUPqk
— Paul Joseph Watson (@PrisonPlanet) November 19, 2016
We are calling for 1,000 #Bikers4Trump members to block the entrance to the @HamiltonMusical Now!#BoycottHamiltonhttps://t.co/AGuHKH0S7K
— Bikers 4 Trump (@Bikers4Trump) November 19, 2016
While others used it as an oppurtunity to thank Trump supporters for finally freeing up some tickets.
You know what? I support #BoycottHamilton. I hope it intensifies — especially during the first week of March, maybe that Sunday matinee?
— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) November 19, 2016
Me trying to figure out how #BoycottHamilton is going to work when the show is already sold out for the next two years. pic.twitter.com/nqBuFsQ12J
— NUFF$AID (@nuffsaidNY) November 19, 2016
Ok but am I supposed to believe that the people who want to #BoycottHamilton were going to see a racially-diverse rap musical to begin with?
— Theresa Donaghy (@TheresaDonaghy) November 19, 2016
While others saw it as an oppurtunity to take a quick jab at Trump and Pence.
“Rent: But Not to Those People” #NameaPenceMusical
— Jennifer Weiner (@jenniferweiner) November 19, 2016
James and the Giant Impeachment #NameAPenceMusical
— TheJakeShow (@TheRealJakeShow) November 19, 2016
#NameAPenceMusical Snow White and the Seven Clansman
— Norm Clark (@Normsmusic) November 19, 2016
Little Shop That Won’t Sell To LGBT People Because They Think It Violates Their Misguided Religious Beliefs#NameAPenceMusical
— SethTheBitterGhost (@SethFromThe716) November 19, 2016
Joseph Isn’t Allowed To Wear His Technicolor Dreamcoat In Public Anymore #NameAPenceMusical
— Tamara Rose (@misstamerica30) November 19, 2016
The KKKing and I#NameAPenceMusical
— Michael Tannenbaum (@iamTannenbaum) November 19, 2016
Don’t Dream, Girls#NameAPenceMusical
— andy moskowitz (@andymosk) November 19, 2016
(via Distractify)
