Mike Pence Tried To 'bring Greetings' From Trump To An Audience Of World Leaders. The Silence Was Deafening.

Associated Press/Matthias Schrader Vice President Mike Pence brought greeting from President Donald Trump to the Munich Security Conference on Friday — and was met with several seconds of silence. The Munich Security Conference is an annual meeting that has taken place since the Cold War, in which leaders address major foreign policy challenges. But the conference attendees openly criticized Trump, noting in the conference report that Trump has an "irritating enthusiasm for strongmen across the globe" and a "disdain for international institutions." Vice President Mike Pence was met with several beats of awkward silence on Friday when he mentioned President Donald Trump during a speech at the Munich Security Conference, which featured a host of world leaders and European allies. Pence paused for applause after praising Trump for his purported efforts to "strengthen America's military might and to strengthen the leadership of the free world."See the rest of the story at Business InsiderNOW WATCH: ROGER STONE: Trump is 'never going to change'See Also:Trump's 2014 comments criticizing Obama for taking executive action 'because he is unable to negotiate w/ Congress' are coming back to haunt himRepublican and Democratic lawmakers are squaring off for a brawl over Trump's pending national-emergency declarationJeff Sessions once complained about FBI employees and reminisced about the 'the old days' when it 'only hired Irishmen,' former deputy director Andrew McCabe reportedly says in his memoir