Leo Varadkar tells Mike Pence: 'I will be judged on my actions not on sexual orient or skin tone'
Mr Pence, who is an evangelical Christian, has been sharply criticised by human rights groups and others for his previous comments on homosexuality.
Mr Pence said he was honoured to have both Mr Varadkar and his partner to his home. While his wife Karen was in Abu Dhabi for the Special Olympics, Mr Pence greeted the Taoiseach along with his sister Anne.He said that he planned to visit Ireland this year with his family, as he spoke fondly of his own Irish-American heritage. Mr Pence’s grandfather emigrated from Tubercurry in Co Sligo in the 1920s.
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