Posted on 07/23/2021 10:28:04 AM PDT by Trump20162020
As more reports reveal the actions of former Vice President Mike Pence amid the violence of January 6, his purported heroism stands in contrast to many other high-profile Republicans, whose reputations are tarnished for how they acted about the Capitol riot.
But the former vice president appears trapped in a political stalemate; too loyal to Donald Trump for those who stand firmly against the former president and not loyal enough for the MAGA diehards convinced, despite all the evidence, that Trump won the last election.
Preceding the storming of the U.S. Capitol, Trump had pushed Pence to reject the electoral college votes as he presided over a joint session of Congress to certify them.
The then vice president refused, pointing out that his constitutional role was "largely ceremonial" and that it would be wrong for him to have unilateral power to accept or reject electoral college votes.
Trump, alongside staunch allies and followers, criticized Pence fiercely for defying their demands and has continued to question the election outcome even with President Joe Biden several months into his term.
In the aftermath of January 6, Pence also resisted calls by Democrats in the House to invoke the 25th Amendment and oust the president prematurely as he faced a second impeachment, this time accused of stoking an insurrection.
At the time, the prominent constitutional lawyer Alan Dershowitz praised Pence to The Washington Post as "the hero of this whole thing," citing Trump's "inappropriate pressure" and House Democrats' "improper efforts."
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So we’re now running a full on propaganda war now that the legislature is in recess to prep the populace for the communist show trial to get Trump … again…
He is not “doomed”. He is done.
Pence is Benedict Arnold.
Pence may think he is a hero, but he is a zero.
He won’t be President and he won’t be VP.
Both sides hate the traitor.
Pence is not "doomed", there's a life outside of politics. He may find his calling learning to make brooms. After all, nobody knew what a brilliant artist Hunter Biden is until he picked up that cocaine straw and started to blow paint through it.
Jacob Jarvis
Looks like Trey Gowdy.
Rubber Stamp Pence
If you need a really good rubber stamp, he is your man
A hero of Assistant Democrats everywhere.
FUMP You betrayed the USA by your cowardice.
Keep trying you frigging pansy. Karen is too good of a name. You suck.
Stop electing life long policians. Thanks.
Pence isn’t as good or as bad as commentators and commenters think, but politically, he’s not really a leading man. He got to be VP and that was the high point of his life and career — certainly higher than most of us will ever get — and now it’s over.
God bless President Trump. I love him but I don’t think anyone would seriously dispute he was crappy at personnel choices. I don’t think Pence was necessary to nail down the conservative base. Did a serviceable job, but milquetoast and insufficiently dynamic to lead the party. I didn’t want him in 2016, and I don’t want him in 2024. That said, possession of supposed powers on January 6 is bull crap.
Pence served the deep state well. He will be richly compensated.
Pence is a traitor and enemy to the Republic. He was a conspirator in the election fraud and needs to be tried, convicted and sentence to rot in jail with the same conditions as those illegally detained for 1/6.
Mike Pence is dead to me politicly. He has No chance in hell come 2024.
Time for him to slink back to his cave and disappear.
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