Graduates march out of Mike Pence's speech
- 7 years ago
A group of recent graduates from Notre Dame walked out of their own ceremony on Sunday because of Vice President Mike Pence Pence was invited to deliver the commencement speech at the university after the VP received an honorary degree. Nearly 100 students walked out during his speech in protest of his policies. The protest was planned ahead of the graduation, with 146 people involved in the groups Facebook page. Despite the protests, Pence stated that he was honored to speak at the ceremony.