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As the House committee investigating the 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol focused almost entirely Thursday on the role Mike Pence played in averting a constitutional crisis, the former vice president was far from Washington.
Rather than watch the hearing, Mr. Pence was in Ohio, campaigning for Gov. Mike DeWine and a Republican congressmanthe latest step in a carefully managed re-emergence onto the national political scene as he appears to lay the groundwork for a 2024 presidential campaign.
Ultimately, I believe that most Americans understand that we did our duty that day under the Constitution and the laws of this country, Mr. Pence said in an interview of his actions on Jan. 6, when he rebuffed pressure from then-President Donald Trump to reject electoral votes for Joe Biden.
It was the most visible break Mr. Pence displayed after four years of loyalty to Mr. Trump. Committee members said the presidents resulting actions helped trigger an attack that included calls for the vice presidents hanging.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/pence-plots-2024-bid-as-jan-6-hearings-remind-voters-of-his-break-from-trump/ar-AAYAq76
May the GOP destroy themselves in a circular firing squad.
Ocelot II
(115,674 posts)no_hypocrisy
(46,080 posts)wont put out a second call to kill him?
Turbineguy
(37,319 posts)I don't think he's management material.
keithbvadu2
(36,775 posts)To repubs, Pence is simultaneously a loyal kissass to Trump and a traitor to Trump.
Most Americans understand that Pence tried to find a way to subvert the Constitution but failed.
onecaliberal
(32,826 posts)Ohio Joe
(21,752 posts)Good luck with that Mikey
andym
(5,443 posts)at least for a decade.
Mad_Machine76
(24,406 posts)at best. He didn't just outright shoot the idea of overturning the election down right away like anybody else with even a minimum of knowledge of the Constitution would. He obviously researched the idea until Dan F**king Quayle told him to not even consider it.
He also hasn't ruled out supporting Trump again despite what happened.