Mike Pence is finally–finally!–ready to speak candidly about January 6. It only took him almost two years to do so. He’s been pretty tight-lipped about the whole thing up until now. Coincidentally, he’s breaking his silence at the same time he’s promoting his new memoir “So Help Me God.”
The gay-hating ex-VP chatted with ABC’s David Muir over the weekend about that dark day in American history when Donald Trump sicced an angry mob on him and other United States lawmakers to try and stop the 2020 presidential election results from being certified.
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Pence, whose book, which is destined for bargain store bins, hits bookstore shelves tomorrow, described Trump’s words and actions that day as “reckless”, which, honestly, is an understatement.
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“I mean, the president’s words were reckless,” he told Muir in his first network TV appearance since the deadly insurrection. “It was clear he decided to be part of the problem.”
He added that he was “angered” when Trump tweeted during the middle of the attack that he “didn’t have the courage to do what should have been done” by stopping Joe Biden‘s victory.
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“I turned to my daughter, who was standing nearby, and I said, ‘It doesn’t take courage to break the law. It takes courage to uphold the law,” he said, self-righteously.
“The president’s words were reckless and his actions were reckless. The president’s words that day at the rally [before the riot] endangered me and my family and everyone at the Capitol building.”
Sooooo, why did it take Pence almost two years to say this?
Who knows?
Who cares?
Most people, Democrats and Republicans alike, agree that his political career is over and he’ll likely go down in history as one of the most complicit, spineless, tragic, pathetic (not to mention outwardly homophobic and transphobic) vice presidents in American History, who traveled on Air Force Two with his pet bunny and called his wife “Mother.”
Now, some tweets…
Mike Pence, another Republican grifter with a book. Why does it take making a profit for Republicans to tell the truth about Trump?
— David Weissman ?? (@davidmweissman) November 14, 2022
It took lying bigot Mike Pence nearly 2 years to admit that orange traitor endangered his life simply because he sees the GQP are turning against him for their huge election losses. That’s some cowardice right there.
— Ricky Davila (@TheRickyDavila) November 14, 2022
Mike Pence is a common opportunist and a coward, with neither conscience nor conviction.
— Stefan Bethlenfalvay (@SBethlenfalvay) November 14, 2022
Mike Pence needs to testify before Congress, not go on a book tour.
— Erie Siobhan ?? (@ErieNotEerie) November 14, 2022
Even before the rise of MAGA fascism, Mike Pence was a religious extremist out of step with most Americans on social issues. When mainstream media depict Pence as a voice of reason and moderation, they’re trying to sell us a dangerous lie.
— Mark Jacob (@MarkJacob16) November 14, 2022
Republicans do horribly in the midterm elections, they openly turn against Donald Trump, and suddenly Mike Pence finds his voice to defend his daughter.
— John Aravosis ???????? (@aravosis) November 14, 2022
Pence doesn’t have a political career. It’s over. He’s a weak man. He doesn’t have the strength to carry the weight of the position.
— NMWizard (@JZ_nm) November 14, 2022
Your evergreen reminder: @Mike_Pence spent the 2022 midterm elections campaigning for election deniers up and down the ballot.
— DNC War Room (@DNCWarRoom) November 14, 2022
It took 2 years for brown nosing Mike Pence to acknowledge that his pathetic sycophancy was met with his boss’s desire to see him hanged. We can’t wait any longer to see that boss be Criminally Indicted.
— Rob Reiner (@robreiner) November 14, 2022
Let’s not forget that, during the campaign, Mike Pence also refused to commit to a peaceful transfer of power.
— America-Loving Liberal (@hitmeister1) November 14, 2022
Pence has not testified before the January 6 committee, though he has said in the past he would “consider it” if asked. The committee’s final televised hearing was held last month and ended with the panel voting unanimously to subpoena Trump. While he fights the subpoena, committee staffers are preparing a final report that is expected to be released by the end of the year, when the 117th Congress ends.
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Vince
Yeah, so brave. Lol Fu*ck face McPensie knows trumps on his way out and of course book $$. Effing scum.
Kangol2
Don the Con wanted you hanged, Pence! You’re only speaking up, barely, now that 1) your stupid book is set to appear and 2) Don the Con and his crackpot candidates for the most part (but sadly not all) got steamrolled last Tuesday. Pence is the walking definitely of a lapdog, though he did stand up against his party’s cult leader on January 6.
Prax07
I wonder what the Repuglican party would look like today if the Jan6th traitors actually got to hang Pence. His hanging might’ve actually woken MAGA scum up to reject the freakshow Trump and his mentally ill cohorts turned that party into.
greekboy
Flies are attracted to rotten meat and sh#t. It must have thought it landed on a feast. Dont worry, mother will swat it for you. I had forgotten about this POS. Now, I have a seriously upset stomach
Fahd
If Pence had gone along with the alleged planner of the coup, attorneyJohn Eastman, and Tr*mp, and Pence indeed had tried to undermine the Congressional process of certifying Biden’s victory, things would have gotten pretty messy. So there’s that.
It’s a testament to Secret Service protection that Pence is out and about making appearances, because I would not be surprised if some of the tin-foil hat wearing Maga Republicans weren’t still out to get him.
What is Pence’s base? Homophobic religious hypocrites in the Midwest? Seems like the Dan Quayle of our day.
bachy
The Trumpublicans will go down in history as a cabal of fascists, grifters, liars, hypocrites, idiots, bigots, the deluded, and the tragic.
Max
what’s with his foot tapping???
Kangol2
Shades of Miss Senator Larry Craig?
scotty
the man’s been hypnotized.
ScottOnEarth
Pence is pure evil and a dangerous, hateful politician.
Terrycloth
Pence llooks stiff , llke a plastic doll the flat perfect ken like hair.. pull the string on.his back., monotone pre programmed responses robotic..Boring person has the personality of a rock.why did it take so long to speak up..took that long to think up a sensible anwser ??
Jim
How convenient that he did this only when he knew it was safe to!
Where is the bravery he exhibited on the 6th?
Or was it not bravery but a means to achieve his own political agenda????
lou lou de la falaise
Moisturize Mike, moisturize.
abfab
I sure am missing Mother’s Towel ID Charms.
scotty
the toe tapping is a subconscoius routine he reverts to when hypnotized.
ralphb
When Pence first refused to try to throw the election into the House, I thought he may be showing some courage and conviction. THEN I heard he had asked Dan Quayle what to do. Oh Yeah, then I knew he was really nuts.