As we reported last night, Mike Pence attended “Hamilton” in Manhattan, and at the end of the play, the VP-elect was booed by many in the audience as the actor who portrays Aaron Burr delivered an ironic lecture about tolerance. Trump responded on Twitter this way:
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
Brandon Dixon, the actor who directed the statement at Pence, answered back:
conversation is not harassment sir. And I appreciate @mike_pence for stopping to listen.
— Brandon Victor Dixon (@BrandonVDixon) November 19, 2016
Was it a “conversation”?
It was a lecture, not a conversation https://t.co/wQHs3GGn1D
— The H2 (@TheH2) November 19, 2016
I missed @mike_pence's reply. Aren't conversations two-way exchanges? Maybe that wasn't recorded? https://t.co/WSS8h05YHc
— Annie M. Dance ? (@AnnieMDance) November 19, 2016
A conversation is when 2 people have an opp. to speak. A monologue is when 1 guy grandstands to another while assigning fake views to him https://t.co/vJQti1SM9p
— T C (@Liberty4Granted) November 19, 2016
>Calling him out on stage in front of a hostile audience is a "conversation."
Amazing. https://t.co/hGlyOlVnxd
— Comrade Stump (@GranTorinoDSA) November 19, 2016
https://twitter.com/ThePeteAwakens/status/799994267154280448
A conversation involves a give & take, this was a lecture. Coupled with the assumption of bad/cruel intentions on your part = kinda harrassy https://t.co/2TiJ1Mf6aI
— Derek Hunter (@derekahunter) November 19, 2016
That was a one-sided lecture and if your box office is affected in the coming months its your own fault. https://t.co/44X5ujE0CT
— Kerry Picket (@KerryPicket) November 19, 2016
But Dixon got plenty of pats on the back now that dissent is patriotic again after an eight-year hiatus:
Amen. Conversation is part of democracy. https://t.co/X6dPgKkkvR
— ????? ????????? (@talexander) November 19, 2016
https://twitter.com/effordbp/status/799990008342073345
As if I didn't love @HamiltonMusical enough. https://t.co/X7fwewzXVo
— Christine (@EspoLearns) November 19, 2016
*Wild Applause* ❤️ You're amazing, @BrandonVDixon ? https://t.co/MQUyabP8Cn
— ? (@ccnomad) November 19, 2016
https://twitter.com/CajunShark8/status/799990515865440258
One thing’s for sure:
It's going to be a long four years…. https://t.co/zFozwRHsiu
— Sandra Bobek (@SandraBobek) November 19, 2016