On Tuesday, Vice President Mike Pence spoke with sailors of the USS Harry S. Truman in Hampton Roads, Virginia.

Pence is scheduled to tour the aircraft carrier and to meet with local business leaders about the U.S., Mexico, Canada trade agreement referred to as USMCA, according to his office.

While at the event, Journalist Brendan Ponton tweeted that people were being egged on to applaud for Pence.

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“Sailors being instructed to ‘clap like we’re at a strip club’ when VP arrives (not kidding)” he tweeted.

Read his full thread below.

Onboard the USS Harry Truman where @VP will be speaking to sailors this afternoon https://t.co/7NquC4wNxw pic.twitter.com/Z9gyanWAjc — Brendan Ponton (@brendanponton) April 30, 2019

Sailors being instructed to “clap like we’re at a strip club” when VP arrives (not kidding) https://t.co/7NquC4wNxw pic.twitter.com/gUqYtOGiuc — Brendan Ponton (@brendanponton) April 30, 2019

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Pence says America is with Venezuela until democracy is restored https://t.co/7NquC4wNxw — Brendan Ponton (@brendanponton) April 30, 2019

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“We are restoring the arsenal of democracy,” Pence says of efforts to build up military but future of the Truman is unclear https://t.co/7NquC4wNxw — Brendan Ponton (@brendanponton) April 30, 2019

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Pence says he supports Truman staying in service and not retiring https://t.co/7NquC4wNxw — Brendan Ponton (@brendanponton) April 30, 2019