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Sohn: Pence schools Trump with ‘Hamilton’ response [videos]

In this image made from a video provided by Hamilton LLC, actor Brandon Victor Dixon who plays Aaron Burr, the nation's third vice president, in "Hamilton" speaks from the stage after the curtain call in New York on Friday. Vice President-elect Mike Pence is the latest celebrity to attend the Broadway hit "Hamilton," but the first to get a plea from the stage. (Hamilton LLC via AP)
In this image made from a video provided by Hamilton LLC, actor Brandon Victor Dixon who plays Aaron Burr, the nation's third vice president, in "Hamilton" speaks from the stage after the curtain call in New York on Friday. Vice President-elect Mike Pence is the latest celebrity to attend the Broadway hit "Hamilton," but the first to get a plea from the stage. (Hamilton LLC via AP) In this image made from a video provided by Hamilton LLC, actor Brandon Victor Dixon who plays Aaron Burr, the nation's third vice president, in "Hamilton" speaks from the stage after the curtain call in New York on Friday. Vice President-elect Mike Pence is the latest celebrity to attend the Broadway hit "Hamilton," but the first to get a plea from the stage. (Hamilton LLC via AP)

By Pam Sohn 13 min read

The headline was brief and to the point:

“‘Hamilton’ Had Some Unscripted Lines for Pence. Trump Wasn’t Happy.”

More about Trump’s team

On so many levels, the story that reverberated all weekend simply pops with the irony of President-elect Donald Trump’s call to “make America great again” by denying that diversity is what made America great in the first place.

The story began with Vice-president-elect Mike Pence making an evening outing to see the Broadway musical “Hamilton,” a show that is a salute to the patriotic contribution of immigrants. The play is performed by a proudly and deliberately multicultural cast.

Against this backdrop, remember that the Trump campaign often pledged to deport Mexican immigrants and ban immigration and travel here from Muslim countries.