Early August 2016, Pence started travelling around the U.S. with her father on his campaign trail, which included the 2016 Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio.[6] Pence's recent graduation gave her time to travel the country and she joked that her role on the campaign trail was to "babysit her parents".[19][20] Charlotte said that she was the only one of her siblings to be home at the time of the nomination.[21]:1 Pence described herself politically as "more of a moderate or independent" and said that she does not always agree with the policies of her father and Trump, adding "I think I have views that go across the board", which she says has been encouraged by her parents.[4][6] In 2018, Pence said that her father tells her, regarding the public criticism and protests against him, "That's what freedom looks like."[22][10]:29