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Mike Pence will not endorse Donald Trump’s presidential campaign(www.theguardian.com)

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Former Indiana governor and candidate for Republican nomination tells Fox News decision ‘should come as no surprise’

Mike Pence will not endorse for president Donald Trump, the man he served as vice-president for four years but whose supporters chanted for Pence to be hanged as they attacked Congress on January 6.

“It should come as no surprise that I will not be endorsing Donald Trump this year,” the former Indiana governor and former candidate for the Republican presidential nomination told Fox News on Friday.

Asked why, given that he previously promised to endorse the eventual nominee, Pence mentioned 6 January 2021, the day a mob attacked Congress and Trump was reported to have told aides Pence “deserved” to be hanged for refusing to block certification of Joe Biden’s 2020 election win.

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SuperDuper@lemmy.world
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“Will you endorse the man who tried to send an angry mob to hang you in order to stop the peaceful transition of power in the United States?”

“Probably not.”

It’s crazy that people are acting like this is some brave stance on pence’s part. Jesus, Republicans get to enjoy such a low bar for being praised.

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HiddenLychee@lemmy.world
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Yes very true, but how often does it happen where a former American vp does not endorse their presidential counterpart’s future bids for president?

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Rob T Firefly@lemmy.world
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According to my calculations, it happens roughly as often as a serving American VP is sent a big unruly mob riled up on the idea of VP-killing by their current American president.

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Phegan@lemmy.world
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I feel like Liz Cheney and the other never trumpers could become Democrats and they would be praised and win any primary

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