Hamilton Apparently 'Harassed' The VP-Elect
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Hamilton Apparently 'Harassed' The VP-Elect

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Hamilton Apparently 'Harassed' The VP-Elect
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On Friday evening this past week, Vice President-elect, Mike Pence, got the ultimate pleasure of seeing "Hamilton: An American Musical" in New York City. He walked in, along with his family and his security team, and as can be heard in the video, there was a mixture of cheers and boos from the audience behind him.

You can watch the video here:


The cast proceeded with the show, and I'm sure that it was an amazing one at that. Now, afterwards, the cast always takes final bows and thanks the audience for attending the show. But this certain night, they added a bit of a statement for the VP-elect. Below, you can view the statement that the "Hamilton: An American Musical" Twitter page (@HamiltonMusical) tweeted Saturday afternoon.


As you can see in the statement and video above, Brandon Dixon (portrays Aaron Burr), who delivered the said statement said absolutely nothing insulting to Mike Pence. He simply said what a lot of minorities are feeling in this dire time in our nation. We want to feel safe among other Americans, as well as protect our families in the best way that we can. With the recent election, people have truly shown their ugly sides to their friends, their neighbors, and co-workers, and many of us minorities are scared for not only ourselves but our children as well.

Now, taking this information, you would think that our country would take this as some sort of sign. But no, of course not. This morning, President-elect Donald Trump then tweets out: "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!"

Following this up, he tweets:

I am going to take a stab at it and say that the cast of "Hamilton" will not apologize, and they certainly do not have anything to apologize for. What's so wrong with demanding that ALL of America needs to be held under the same respect? As president and vice president, they make and assist on many plans that can change our lives. So why not ask the Vice President-elect to open his ears and realize that all of us are American citizens, so treat us like it — no matter what color we are, not matter who we decide to kiss, and no matter what religion we practice. If that's 'harassment,' but "grabbing them by the p*ssy" isn't, then I think that we have much bigger problems at hand.

To make this entire situation even more hilarious, Trump Supporters are now saying that they want to #BoycottHamilton. People who have already bought tickets for "Hamilton" are reportedly ripping them up (even though I haven't seen any pictures as proof just yet) and those who have not purchased their tickets, are simply saying that they will not be going to the Broadway show. Does anyone else realize that this show is pretty much sold out for the next two years? And what good does ripping up your tickets do? You still put money in their pockets, so you're really just fooling yourself. If you really wanted to boycott, you could have instead sold your tickets and maybe, put the money into the charity of your choice? I don't know, I'm just a dumb liberal.

"Hamilton" is about love, jealousy, life-long friendships, and diversity. If you especially can't stand for that last part, then you simply do not deserve to see "Hamilton" at all.

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