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California's lieutenant governor said impeaching President Trump won't solve the Democratic Party's problems becauseVice President Mike PenceMichael (Mike) Richard PenceOPINION | There is no Trump administration Pence responds to Trump remarks: 'I stand with the president' DeVos charges ahead on school choice MORE would be just as bad.

"Ifyou game this thing out and you get rid of Trump, youre left with a problem and thats Mike Pence," Gavin Newsom (D) told HBO talk show host Bill Maher.

Speaking on "Real Time with Bill Maher,"Newsom defended calling the investigation into possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia a "loser" issue for Democrats, and called for a "positive agenda" for his party.

Absolutely, unequivocally we need to get to the bottom of this. What I was saying is an important point is, if you game this thing out and you get rid of Trump, youre left with a problem and thats Mike Pence," Newsom explained.

While Maher argued against Newsom's point, according to Newsom Pence might actually accomplish a conservative agenda.

But, Bill, heres my bigger point, Newsom said. We have to have absolute accountability on Russia but the bigger point is that the Democratic Party right now were in trouble."

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According to audience reports on both the BroadwayWorld Message Board and on Twitter, Vice President Mike Pence and his wife attended THE KING AND I at the Kennedy Center last night, August 18. Audiences were allegedly not warned about additional security measures, and the show was not held for this consideration. Attendees say that despite arriving on time, they missed anywhere between 15 and 45 minutes of the first act.

Mike Pence & his wife are here seeing the King and I too. That's why we needed to go through metal detector.

@mike_pence I hope you enjoyed The King and I at the Kennedy Center tonight while you made paying customers miss a half an hour of it.

One of Rodgers & Hammerstein's finest works, THE KING AND I boasts a score which features such beloved classics asGetting To Know You, Hello Young Lovers, Shall We Dance, I Have Dreamed, and Something Wonderful. Set in 1860's Bangkok, the musical tells the story of the unconventional and tempestuous relationship that develops between the King of Siam and Anna Leonowens, a British schoolteacher, whom the modernist King, in an imperialistic world, brings to Siam to teach his many wives and children.

Laura Michelle Kelly (Anna Leonowens) and Jose Llana (King of Siam) lead the production, with Joan Almedilla as Lady Thiang, Brian Rivera as Kralahome, Manna Nichols as Tuptim, Kavin Panmeechao as Lun Tha, Anthony Chanas Prince Chulalongkorn, Graham Montgomery as Louis Leonowens and Baylen Thomas as Captain Orton/Sir Edward Ramsey.

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Vice President Mike Pence and House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Bakersfield)are hosting a series of high-dollar fundraisers in California in September in an attempt tobolsterthe states vulnerable GOP members of Congress, according to invitations obtained by The Times.

Pence and McCarthy will headline a reception and dinner in Beverly Hills on Sept. 14. The following day, the pair will raise money at a breakfast in Bakersfield, a luncheon in Newport Beach and a reception and dinner in Sacramento.

Donation levels vary. For the kickoff event at the Beverly Hilton, $100,000 gets a donor the title of co-chair, a cocktail reception, a photo, a private roundtable and dinner for two. The least expensive ticket is $2,700, for entry to the cocktail party.

The fundraisers benefit California Victory 2018,a joint fundraising committee that benefits Pences and McCarthys political action committees, the National Republican Congressional Committee andthe congressional campaign accounts of McCarthy, Darrel Issa of Vista, Dana Rohrabacher of Costa Mesa, Mimi Walters of Irvine, Ed Royce of Fullerton, Steve Knight of Palmdale, David Valadao of Hanford, Jeff Denham of Turlock.

Aside from McCarthy, the other seven members of Congress are being targeted in the midterm elections by Democratsbecause they represent districts won by Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election. Flipping those seats is key to Democrats' effort to retake control of the House of Representatives in 2018.

Pence's visit to California also comes shortly after he vehemently pushed back at rumors that he is laying the groundwork for a 2020 presidential run if President Trump does not seek a second term.

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Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) (Photo: Real Time Twitter)

Comedian Bill Maher refused to believe that Vice President Mike Pence is as bad as Donald Trump. During a conversation about the Democratic Party, Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) maintained that the Russia investigation might kick Trump out of the White House but wed be left with Pence, who is just as bad or worse.

Newsom called Russia a loser of an issue, which Maher took issue with. He explained that there are pieces of Russia like the safety of our elections, cyber security and the general understanding that its critical to defend the homeland against foreign adversaries. However, Newsom wants to see Democrats walk and chew gum at the same time.

Absolutely, unequivocally we need to get to the bottom of this, Newsom explained. What I was saying is an important point is if you game this thing out and you get rid of Trump youre left with a problem and thats Mike Pence even if this thing goes nowhere

Maher cut him off to maintain that Pence is not as bad as Trump, but Newsom said that legislatively Pence is awful and could actually get things passed with Congress that are so far right it would take years for us to recover. However, there is a lot to connect Pence with the scandals and it is entirely possible Pence could go down with the ship its just a tougher sell.

But, Bill, heres my bigger point, he continued. We have to have absolute accountability on Russia but the bigger point is that the Democratic Party right now were in trouble. And with all due respect, being in opposition to Donald Trump and focusing on emoluments and focusing on Russia may be important but we also have to have positive alternative agenda. Before the Russian issue we lost close to 1,000 state legislative seats. Were now at the lowest point since 2001. What is the positive Democratic agenda. Whats the bottom-up agenda? You have 196 people suing Trump on emoluments, thats great, but you only have 116 supporting medicare for all. Thats not so good.

This echoes some of what Steve Bannon said to the American Prospect this week, though his point was that focusing on statues while the GOP is dealing with economic issues would win in the GOP. Most Democrats, however, are focusing on Trumps defense of Nazis and white supremacists, not statues. Similarly, as Trumps accomplishments in the last eight months have proven, these detours have prevented his agenda from moving forward. No Republican in Congress will ever be willing to stand with a Nazi-sympathizer in an election year tax cuts or not.

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"What happened in Charlottesville was a tragedy, and the President has been clear on this tragedy and so have I. I spoke at length about this heartbreaking situation on Sunday night in Colombia, and I stand with the President," he said during a joint statement with the President of Chile, Michelle Bachelet.

The reporter also asked if Pence believed that Confederate statues should be removed, another point that President Donald Trump defended on Tuesday as he addressed reporters. The vice president did not answer that portion of the question.

Pence went on to say that he was sending prayers to the family of the woman, Heather Heyer, who died after a white supremacist plowed his car into a crowd that was protesting a neo-Nazi gathering in Charlottesville.

The vice president was vocal on Twitter on Tuesday as he met with Argentina's President Mauricio Macri, but he did not address the comments the President made during a news conference that same day.

Pence has been traveling throughout Central and South America, meeting with various leaders to put pressure on Venezuela, since Sunday. During the joint statement with Chile's Bachelet, Pence pressed other countries to cut ties with North Korea.

" It is our hope that Chile, Brazil, Mexico and Peru will join us in breaking all diplomatic and commercial ties with North Korea. And as that isolation -- economically and diplomatically -- continues, the hope for a peaceable solution and a nuclear-free Korean peninsula, we believe, becomes more attainable," Pence said.

The vice president's office announced that he would be ending his trip early and returning to the US on Thursday. His spokesman Marc Lotter told CNN, "He's cutting the trip short to do Camp David with the President and the national security team." The meeting is scheduled to take place on Friday.

CORRECTION: This story has been updated to accurately quote President Donald Trump, who said on Tuesday there were "very fine people on both sides" in Charlottesville.

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