What Will Trump Do if Hamilton Cast Refuses to Apologize to Pence?

As you well know by now on Friday night the cast of Hamilton headed by Brandon Victor Dixon (who plays Aaron Burr) publicly appealed to Vice-President-Elect Mike Pence who was in the audience. As Pence was about to leave the theater, Dixon, speaking on behalf of the cast, stated in part:

Vice President-elect Pence, we welcome you and we truly thank you for joining us here at Hamilton: An American Musical. We really do. We, sir, are the diverse America who are alarmed and anxious that your new administration will not protect us, our planet, our children, our parents, or defend us and uphold our inalienable rights, sir. But we truly hope this show has inspired you to uphold our American values and to work on behalf of all of us, all of us

Dixon's statement raised the ire of President-Elect Trump who has now twice demanded the cast apologize to Pence.

First, Trump tweeted on Saturday night:

Our wonderful future V.P. Mike Pence was harassed last night at the theater by the cast of Hamilton, cameras blazing. This should not happen! The Theater must always be a safe and special place. The cast of Hamilton was very rude last night to a very good man, Mike Pence. Apologize!

Trump would delete that Tweet. But then this morning, he demanded the cast apologize to Pence again.

The cast and producers of Hamilton, which I hear is highly overrated, should immediately apologize to Mike Pence for their terrible behavior.

I have three observations to make.

First, its obvious that Trump doesn't talk to Pence who took no offense at the cast's statement.

Second, it is a reminder of how petty Trump is. Will this happen every time someone publicly criticizes the Trump Administration. Trump would be better served to pay attention to ISIS instead of Hamilton.

Third, and most important, Trump takes office in exactly two months from today. What happens if Trump should demand an apology after he's sworn in and the cast of Hamilton refuses? Will he say there will be consequences? And what will those consequences be? Will Trump see to it that the play is shut down? Of course, it might be a lot of sound and fury. But Trump speaks like a dictator. It is only a matter of time before he acts like one.