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Vice President Mike Pence visits Western Pennsylvania in wake of impeachment filing

As House Democrats moved to make impeachment official, Vice President Mike Pence swung through Beaver County, telling a roomful of local veterans that Donald Trump is the “best friend the armed forces of the United States has ever had.”

Mr. Pence stopped by a Veterans of Foreign Wars hall in Rochester and a Monaca restaurant to build support for the Trump/Pence ticket, underscoring their focus on Pennsylvania as a state crucial to their reelection hopes. See some of the day’s scenes below, and read more here.

Mike Pence, Vice President of the United States, points at the crowd before speaking at a Veterans for Trump meet and greet event, Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019, at Rochester VFW Post 128 in Rochester. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Wally Paciorkowski, of Carrick, center, speaks with friends as they await the arrival of Vice President Mike Pence at Rochester VFW Post 128. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Supporters of U.S. President Donald J. Trump listen as Vice President Mike Pence speaks at Rochester VFW Post 128. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Trump supporters clap during a speech by Vice President Mike Pence during a Veterans for Trump meet and greet event at Rochester VFW Post 128. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Vice President Mike Pence speaks during a Veterans for Trump meet and greet event at Rochester VFW Post 128. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
A Trump supporter meets Vice President Mike Pence during a Veterans for Trump meet and greet event at Rochester VFW Post 128 in Rochester. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Vice President Mike Pence, left, talks with congressional candidate Sean Parnell during a Veterans for Trump meet and greet event at Rochester VFW Post 128. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Brothers Liam, 11, and Lincoln Cowan, 9, both of Syracuse NY, react to having their hat autographed by Vice President Mike Pence, left, during a campaign stop at Rochester VFW Post 128. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
The motorcade of Vice President Mike Pence drives along Broadhead Road after a Veterans for Trump meet and greet event, Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019, at Rochester VFW Post 128 in Rochester. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Vice President Mike Pence meets Virginia Mihalik, left, of Raccoon Twp., and Kathy Mort, right, of Vanport, during a campaign stop at Kings Family Restaurant on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019, in Center Twp. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Vice President Mike Pence, right, shakes hands with Matt Ambrose, 41, of Center Twp., during a campaign stop at Kings Family Restaurant in Center Twp. John Conroy, 28, Buffalo, NY, center, also pictured. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Cleopatra Kail, 1, daughter of PA State Rep. Josh Kail, looks out the window of Kings Family Restaurant after Vice President Mike Pence made a bus campaign stop at the Center Twp. restaurant to campaign for the 2020 presidential election. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)