Pence speaks highly of Trump in meeting and plans to launch a political group

[JonLP24]

(CNN)Former Vice President Mike Pence told a group of conservative lawmakers on Tuesday that he maintains a close personal friendship with former President Donald Trump, while noting that he plans to launch a political organization that will defend their administration's record over the past four years.

Rep. Jim Banks, an Indiana Republican who chairs the conservative Republican Study Committee, told CNN that a group of members met at Pence's transition office in the Washington area on Tuesday afternoon, talking about the way forward for their party while also touting the accomplishments of the past.

Pence harbored no ill will towards Trump over the January 6 riot, where pro-Trump rioters stormed the US Capitol with many looking for Pence who was presiding over the congressional certification of Joe Biden's victory. In fact, Trump's actions ahead of the riot "never came up," Banks said.

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Banks said that he expected Pence -- who declined an invitation to speak at this week's Conservative Political Action Conference meeting in Florida -- to be more visible in the months to come.

https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2021/02/23/politics/trump-pence-congress/index.html

[moonscape]

1. Wow. No more words. n/t

[Blue Owl]

2. My God, man...

Have you learned nothing?

[sprinkleeninow]

3. Freaky...

"...while also touting the accomplishments of the past."

What. Like the stellar response to the pandemic or the many components of a failed state?

[AZ8theist]

6. Or his attempted murder??

[sprinkleeninow]

7. Can you honestly fathom any of this? I still continue to somewhat find myself in a state of

'depersonalization'.

[badhair77]

4. trump's actions never came up?

So if you don’t talk about it, it never happened?

That’s a winning policy.

[NYC Liberal]

5. They're only going to talk about the "good" stuff,

aka the stuff they can even remotely spin. The insurrection is basically un-spinnable, so they won't bother defending it; just blame "antifa" if necessary.

[DFW]

8. If Pence were facing a lynch mob, which, in effect, he came close to doing

He would first ask to inspect the rope and meet with the mob's leader to congratulate him on the swell job he was doing. He'd probably be singing the chorus to the Roger Miller song "Dang Me" as the noose was being tightened.

[Hugin]

9. Watch for this to fade after the mythological March fourth passes...

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The former guy realized they as running mates were joined at the hip by 2020 and he had better play nice, if the farce of a second inauguration is going to look like a go to the Qmarks.

I suspect there has been promises of money thrown and ass kissed (not by the former guy, but, by his devotees) to smooth feathers.

[jtb653]

10. what in the world...

makes these people tick?

[struggle4progress]

11. "Sure, he sent a lynch mob to hang me when I wouldn't help him

overthrow the US government, but I guess he might be sorry, so why hold that against my good and dear friend?"

[tanyev]

12. Absolutely no one has a close personal friendship with Donald Trump.

There are the people Donald thinks will be of use to him, and the people Donald considers enemies. That's it.