The U.S. Secret Service said it is aware of death threats directed at Vice President Mike Pence. “We are aware of the comments and take all threats against our protectees seriously,” a Secret Service spokesperson told The Epoch Times in an email on Monday. After President Donald Trump was banned from Twitter on Jan. 8, a massive amount of tweets with the hashtag “Hang Mike Pence” were allowed to trend on the social media site. The hashtag and its related content were blocked later by the company. “We blocked the phrase and other variations of it from trending. We want trends to promote healthy discussions on Twitter,” a Twitter spokesperson told The New York Post. “There are Rules for trends—if we identify accounts that violate these rules, we’ll take enforcement action.” The phrase originated from widespread outrage on Jan. 6 after the vice president made known his intention to certify the …