Tag Archives: Mike Pence

Pence Spends $10M On Biden/Ukraine Attack Ads

The Hill reports: An outside group headed by former Vice President Mike Pence will spend $10 million on new advertisements tying potentially vulnerable House Democrats to the Biden administration. The advertisements, airing in eleven states, urge incumbent Democrats to support American energy production rather than relying on Russian oil. “Before Russian bombs began to rain on Ukraine, before hundreds of …

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Pence To Condemn Republicans Who Praise Putin

CNN reports: Former Vice President Mike Pence is expected to condemn Republican “apologists” who have complimented Russian President Vladimir Putin amid his invasion of Ukraine, according to excerpts of a Friday speech to top GOP donors, obtained by CNN. “There is no room in this party for apologists for Putin. There is only room for champions of freedom,” Pence is …

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73% Of Trump Voters: Pence Is Right About Election

Mediaite reports: The vast majority of Americans who voted for Donald Trump believe that Congress should not be able to reject the results of an election once they are certified by the states, according to a new poll. A CBS News/YouGov poll — conducted in January and flagged by CNN’s Harry Enten — found that 73% of Americans who voted …

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Christie: Trump Incited The Riot To “Intimidate Pence”

Mediaite reports: Former NJ Gov. Chris Christie (R) commended on Sunday former Vice President Mike Pence for unapologetically defending certifying the election on Jan. 6, while sharply criticizing former President Donald Trump for attempting to “intimidate” Pence into rejecting the results. “Let’s call it what it is. January 6th was a riot that was incited by Donald Trump in an …

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Rubio Backs Pence On Power To Overturn The Election But Refuses To Say Trump Was Wrong About It [VIDEO]

The Hill reports: Asked by moderator Margaret Brennan on CBS’s “Face the Nation” if he agreed with Pence — who on Friday said he had “no right to overturn the election” — Rubio said that after examining the matter, he concluded that vice presidents do not have the power to not certify an election. “Well, if President Trump runs for …

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Trump Hits Pence: “I Was Right And Everyone Knows It”

From the world’s most famous liar: Just saw Mike Pence’s statement on the fact that he had no right to do anything with respect to the Electoral Vote Count, other than being an automatic conveyor belt for the Old Crow Mitch McConnell to get Biden elected President as quickly as possible. Well, the Vice President’s position is not an automatic …

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Bannon Rages At “Stone-Cold Coward” Pence [VIDEO]

Mediaite reports: “Wow,” Bannon said after taking a moment to collect himself. “That’s not what President Trump said. What President Trump said is you had the full right to revert back to the states.” Bannon continued, saying, “Pence, you’re going to carry this thing, eventually, to your grave, Okay? Because it is a mark of shame, and you are a …

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Mike Pence Calls Out Trump Lie In Speech To Federalist Society: “I Had No Right To Overturn Election” [VIDEO]

The Washington Post reports: “This week, our former president said I had the right to ‘overturn the election. President Trump is wrong,” Pence said Friday. “I had no right to overturn the election.” Pence dismissed Trump’s statement during a keynote speech given Friday during a conference hosted by the Federalist Society, an organization for conservative and libertarian lawyers, in Florida …

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Trump Demands Riot Committee Investigate Pence

The Daily Beast reports: Former President Donald Trump has urged congressional Jan. 6 investigators to open up a probe against his former vice president, Mike Pence, over his refusal to help Trump overturn the 2020 election result. Pence and Trump haven’t been on speaking terms since last year, when the then-VP went against Trump’s orders and fulfilled his duty to …

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Trump: Pence “Could Have Overturned The Election”

“If the Vice President (Mike Pence) had ‘absolutely no right’ to change the Presidential Election results in the Senate, despite fraud and many other irregularities, how come the Democrats and RINO Republicans, like Wacky Susan Collins, are desperately trying to pass legislation that will not allow the Vice President to change the results of the election? Actually, what they are …

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Pence: I Haven’t Spoken To Trump Since “Last Summer”

Raw Story reports: The former vice president told Fox News host Jesse Watters that he and the twice-impeached one-term president haven’t talked since last summer, after Trump supporters threatened to hang him for refusing to go along with a plot to overturn the 2020 election. “You know, we talked last summer,” Pence said, “and you know I’ve said many times, …

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Pence: Dems Are Exploiting The Riot To “Power Grab”

From Mike Pence’s op-ed in the Washington Post: Lives were lost and many were injured, but thanks to the selfless and courageous work of law enforcement, the Capitol was secured, and Congress was able to reconvene the very same day and complete its work under the Constitution and laws of the United States. In the year since that fateful day, …

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Axios: Pence Team Very Cooperative With Riot Panel

Axios reports: People in and around former Vice President Mike Pence’s office have been particularly cooperative as the Jan. 6 select committee focuses on what former President Trump was doing during the more than three hours the Capitol was under attack. Both Pence’s former chief of staff Marc Short [photo], and former press secretary Alyssa Farah, who later served as …

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Pence’s Cowardly Brother Silent About Capitol Attack

The Associated Press reports: Greg Pence watched the Jan. 6 insurrection unfold from an extraordinary perch. As chants of “Hang Mike Pence” echoed in the Capitol, the Republican congressman from Indiana and his better-known brother were whisked away from the Senate by the Secret Service shortly before a mob of Donald Trump supporters burst in, intent on stopping the vice …

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Trump: Pence Is “Mortally Wounded” Inside The GOP

CNN reports: “I was disappointed in one thing, but it was a big thing. Mike should have sent those crooked votes back to the legislatures and you would have had a different result in the election, in my opinion,” the former President told an audience on Saturday as part of O’Reilly’s “History Tour” in Sunrise, Florida. “I think Mike has …

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Pence Won’t Commit To Cooperating With Riot Panel

Talking Points Memo reports: Former Vice President Mike Pence signaled on Wednesday that it’s not a given that he’ll cooperate with the House Jan. 6 select committee. “ We’ll evaluate any of those requests as they come,” Pence told the Associated Press and Fox News in a brief interview during a trip to New Hampshire amid speculation of a potential …

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Top Pence Aide To Cooperate With Riot Committee

CNN reports: Marc Short, the former chief of staff to Vice President Mike Pence, is cooperating with the January 6 committee, a significant development that will give investigators insight from one of the highest-ranking Trump officials, according to three sources with knowledge of the committee’s activities. CNN is also reporting for the first time that the committee subpoenaed Short a …

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BOOK: Trump Lawyer Pressured Pence In “Coup Memo”

ABC News reports: In a memo not made public until now, then-White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows emailed to Vice President Mike Pence’s top aide, on New Year’s Eve, a detailed plan for undoing President Joe Biden’s election victory, ABC News’ Chief Washington Correspondent Jonathan Karl reports. The memo, written by former President Donald Trump’s campaign lawyer Jenna Ellis, …

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Trump Defends “Hang Mike Pence” Chants [AUDIO]

Axios reports: Former President Trump — in a taped interview with Jonathan Karl of ABC News that was shared with Axios — defended, quite extensively, supporters who threatened to “hang” former Vice President Mike Pence. Jonathan Karl: “Were you worried about him during that siege? Were you worried about his safety?” Trump: “No, I thought he was well-protected, and I …

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Reporter: Pence Photographer Won’t Release Riot Pics

Mediaite reports: Jonathan Karl has seen photos of Mike Pence in hiding on January 6, but he wasn’t permitted to publish them in his upcoming book. The ABC News chief Washington correspondent joined Stephen Colbert Monday night to talk about his book Betrayal: The Final Act of the Trump Show, which delves into detail about January 6. “I got ahold …

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