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.
This is like when eary life evolved a soft-tissue that resembled a spine. It wasn’t a spine, but it resembled one.
Never thought I’d think of a “notochord” in reference to politics, but here we are.
“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.
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?
I would hope not after the Trump mob tried to hang Pence. What even is this timeline.
not only that, but ask yourself why it was important that he “know” (and trust) the driver of his escape car?
he was afraid trump would disappear him.
I’m usually on board with you, but I think “disappear” is a bit too far at that stage. More likely it was “sheltered in a secure location” or “sequestered at Andrews AFB,” but either way not to return to Chambers so Grassley could take over and throw the certification to a House vote.
At that stage they’d need the legitimacy of Pence being alive and safe, but unable to perform duties due to the unrest. Hammer and anvil.
Dispose of him later when things are done & dusted with the new regime installed.
Um… Just speculating.
What??
LOL, assassination wasn’t in the cards. These idiots thought the process would break if the VP wasn’t present. For what amounts to a formality.
It’s all so dumb and horrific. Shit gave me PTSD and now I know what “triggered” truly means. I can’t watch 60-seconds of video without getting my AR out the safe, checking it, and leaning it on my desk. Talked about fucked up…
And yet, “I know you, I trust you, but I don’t know him” I’d more or less a direct quote from pence about why he refused to get in the truck
Maybe it was in the cards, maybe it wasn’t. Doesn’t change the fact that he believed it. (And also knew that getting him away was already a backup plan. Remember they wanted to hang pence for not going with plan a)
Endorse Biden you coward. His opponent’s supporters wanted to hang you.
If he did I think he would get legit death threats, there would be a nonzero chance that his constituents would lynch him.
All the more reason to endorse a dude who isn’t leading insurrectionist terrorists.
Oh look who found their clip-on balls today
