Pence accompanies Donald Trump as he delivers remarks after he recognized Jerusalem as Israel's capital. Oliver Contreras/PA Images. All rights reserved.
Donald Trump announced on 6 December that the United States was recognising Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. Most notable about his speech was not what he said, or how he said it, but the presence and demeanour of vice-president Mike Pence. Though an element almost entirely missing from the reams of analysis following Trump’s statement, Pence's beliefs do much to explain Trump’s motivation.
