Tag Archives: Mike Pence

Eastman Accused Pence Of Causing The Capitol Riot

The Washington Post reports: As Vice President Mike Pence hid from a marauding mob during the Jan. 6 invasion of the Capitol, an attorney for President Donald Trump emailed a top Pence aide to say that Pence had caused the violence by refusing to block certification of Trump’s election loss. The attorney, John C. Eastman, also continued to press for …

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Bannon Rages: Liar Mike Pence Should Have Followed Through On John Eastman’s Memo, Which “Will Stand”

“This all would have been averted if Mike Pence had done his job, if they had read the memo. Mike Pence’s letter that he dropped at one o’clock is a lie. “There’s a lie in the first paragraph. There was never any discussion to flip these to – to flip these to Trump electors. “It’s to send it back to …

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Pence Tweets Pics Of Himself Eating At In-N-Out Burger

The San Francisco Chronicle reports: Former Vice President Mike Pence, who, according to a Friday report from Axios, is running for president in 2024 and “has no plans to defer to his former boss” if former President Donald Trump runs again, is apparently seeking to improve his conservative credentials by visiting a California In-N-Out. It is unclear where in the …

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Poll: 47% Of GOP Voters Would Back Trump In Primary

Just in via Morning Consult: Among the GOP voters who don’t want to see Trump run again, early loyalties appear split between former Vice President Mike Pence (26 percent) and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (20 percent). Overall, the survey found that Trump remains the GOP front-runner by a wide margin, with support from 47 percent of the party’s electorate — …

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Outlet Sues To Get Names Of Trump/Pence Staffers

The Insider reports: Insider Inc. is suing the Biden administration to obtain the names of staffers who have this year earned taxpayer-funded paychecks while working for former President Donald Trump and former Vice President Mike Pence. The lawsuit, filed Monday in the US District Court of the District of Columbia, seeks to compel the General Services Administration to provide the …

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Mike Pence Plays To Anti-Vaxxers In New Column

Mike Pence writes in his syndicated column: People who are obese or overweight face a much higher risk of severe symptoms and hospitalization. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, nearly 80% of patients hospitalized for COVID-19 were overweight or obese. Yet, in his sweeping vaccine mandate on 80 million Americans, Biden and his public health bureaucrats make …

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Pence: Reports On The Riot “Demean” Trump Voters

Newsweek reports: Former Republican Vice President Mike Pence has said the media focus on the January 6 Capitol riots is a distraction intended to “demean” millions of supporters of former President Donald Trump. In an interview with Fox News on Monday night, Pence was asked about his relationship with Trump, months after the pair reportedly fell out over the Capitol …

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Pence Tells Far-Right Hungarian Conference That He’s Hopeful Supreme Court Will Soon Erase Roe V Wade

ABC News reports: Former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said Thursday that he is hopeful the new conservative majority on the Supreme Court created during his and President Donald Trump’s administration will soon overturn abortion rights in the United States. Pence spoke at a forum devoted to demographics and family values in Budapest, Hungary, where conservative leaders from central Europe …

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BOOK: Mike Pence Sought Dan Quayle’s (!!!) Advice On How He Might Help Trump Overturn The Election Result

The New York Times reports: Speaking privately to former Vice President Dan Quayle, who oversaw the certification of the 1992 election in which he was on the losing ticket, Mr. Pence appeared open to going along with Mr. Trump’s plan, pushed the false claim that Arizona’s voting results were wrong and asked whether there was any way he could delay …

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BOOK: Trump Told Pence To Overturn The Election Or “I Don’t Want To Be Your Friend Anymore If You Don’t”

More from the coming Woodward/Costa book: “Peril” also describes the tense encounter in the Oval Office on January 5 when Trump pressured Pence to overturn the results of the election. While the showdown went on inside, the two men could hear MAGA supporters cheering and chanting outside near Pennsylvania Avenue. “If these people say you had the power, wouldn’t you …

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GOP Apologizes For Money Beg Putting Pence’s Name To Claim That 2020 Election Was A “Contested Takeover”

Newsweek reports: The National Republican Senate Committee (NRSC) sent out a fundraising email calling the 2020 election a “contested takeover,” which it signed with former Vice President Mike Pence’s name—but he didn’t approve the message. Pence refused to cave to former President Donald Trump’s pressure to not formally certify the official election results on January 6, the day the U.S. …

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Mike Pence Attacks Biden Over Vax Mandates: “Unlike Anything I’ve Ever Heard From An American President”

The Hill reports: Former Vice President Mike Pence on Friday slammed President Biden’s recently announced coronavirus vaccine mandates in an interview on Fox News, saying Biden’s announcement was “unlike anything I have ever heard from an American president.” “To have the president of the United States say that he’s been patient, but his patience is wearing thin, that’s not how …

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Pence Op-Ed: Biden Broke Our Deal With The Taliban

From a Wall Street Journal op-ed by Mike Pence: When Mr. Biden became president, he quickly announced that U.S. forces would remain in Afghanistan for an additional four months without a clear reason for doing so. Once Mr. Biden broke the deal, the Taliban launched a major offensive against the Afghan government and seized Kabul. They knew there was no …

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Pence At Young Conservatives Event: Get The Vaccine

The Hill reports: “Now let me say this about the vaccine: I got the shot. My family got the shot. And I want to encourage anyone here who hasn’t gotten the shot who’s eligible to go get it. And if you’re not sure about it, go ask your doctor and get the very best advice you can,” Pence told the …

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2024 Watch: Pence Says He’s “Had Enough” Of Biden

CNN reports: Former Vice President Mike Pence crisscrossed Iowa on Friday, assailing President Joe Biden’s administration for unleashing “a tidal wave of left-wing policies that threaten to wipe out all the progress that we made” in speeches that could preview his potential 2024 message. The trip to the first presidential nominating state offered a window into how Pence is attempting …

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BOOK: Pence Aides Feared Secret Service Would “Fly Him To Alaska” To Stop Him From Certifying Election

Yet another excerpt from I Alone Can Fix It: At 2:26, after a team of agents scouted a safe path to ensure the Pences would not encounter trouble, Giebels and the rest of Pence’s detail guided them down a staircase to a secure subterranean area that rioters couldn’t reach, where the vice president’s armored limousine awaited. Giebels asked Pence to …

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Mike Pence: I’m Proud To Have Certified The Election

The New York Times reports: Former Vice President Mike Pence on Thursday night made his most forceful attempt yet to separate himself from his former boss, Donald J. Trump, on the issue of certifying the 2020 election results. Speaking at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, Mr. Pence defended the constitutionally mandated role he played in certifying the Electoral College vote …

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Trump Blames Pence For Not Being President Anymore

“I’ve always liked Mike and I’m very disappointed that he didn’t send it back to the legislatures when you have more votes than you have voters in some cases, and when you have the kind of things that were known then. “I was disappointed that he didn’t send it back. I felt that he had the right to send it …

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Fox News Host Asks McCarthy If Pence Is A “Traitor”

“Mike Pence is not a traitor. Mike Pence served as not only as a member of Congress [during] which I served with him, one of the most conservative members. “He was the governor of Indiana. And he was the vice president, stood right by President Trump, helped him get through the tax reform, get those judges in. “Mike Pence deserves …

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Cultists Chant “Traitor” At Pence During Christian Event

Raw Story reports: Former Vice President Mike Pence drew angry shouts from some pro-Trump fanatics at the Faith and Freedom Coalition conference on Friday. During the riots at the United States Capitol building on January 6th, several Trump supporters chanted, “Hang Mike Pence!” to show their displeasure with the one-time Trump loyalist. Read the full article. Pence gets drowned out …

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