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Capitol police officer: Pence was only brave one day (Original Post) catbyte Jun 2022 OP
Disagree. Pence was not brave even one day. intrepidity Jun 2022 #1
Agreed. He still imagines himself running for president... brush Jun 2022 #2
Reasonable assumption in my book (nt) Hugh_Lebowski Jun 2022 #3
He wasn't protecting the US or democracy. Irish_Dem Jun 2022 #4

intrepidity

(7,275 posts)
1. Disagree. Pence was not brave even one day.
Fri Jun 17, 2022, 04:26 PM
Jun 2022

He's a coward through-and-through, and what he did on J6 was simply the path of least resistance.

That he hasn't spoken to the Committee proves it

brush

(53,743 posts)
2. Agreed. He still imagines himself running for president...
Fri Jun 17, 2022, 04:36 PM
Jun 2022

and doesn't want to alienate magats by coming forward.

I believe he refused to leave the Capitol because he knew he'd never get back on Jan. 6 to do his duty, and in his mind doing his duty was to confirm the EC ballots (that translates into driving the stake into trump's heart), thus leaving 2024 for himself.

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