Moderates were forced out of the party during the GWB era, and sanity was forced out of the party during the Trump era. Most of those who are left are bat-shit crazy.
Are you talking about "entitled to your own opinions, not your own facts"? That quote? It's been around since the '90s, at least. I didn't know Pence had used that saying; the irony is thick with that one.
Republican Antibiotic; Freedom of speech does not mean freedom from the social ramifications of that speech. Your right to have an opinion deserves to be respected. It is not required that your opinion be respected. You are entitled
to your own
opinions. You are not entitled to your own facts.