Former Gov. Mike Pence to receive John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award

Former Vice President Mike Pence will receive the 2025 John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award for “putting his life and career on the line” to ensure the peaceful transfer of power in 2021, the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation announced on Thursday.

Pence publicly split with President Donald Trump after Trump pressured Pence to reject electoral votes won by then President-elect Joe Biden following the 2020 election. Pence refused to follow through, upholding the election results on Jan. 6, 2021.

The award Pence is receiving is presented to those “who have made courageous decisions of conscience without regard for the personal or professional consequences,” according to a news release from the foundation...