Posted on 08/29/2023 8:04:58 AM PDT by bitt
As he makes his actions on January 6 the centerpiece of his campaign, Pence appears to have a different recollection than those of his top aides.
During last week’s GOP debate in Milwaukee, the former vice president forced his Republican opponents to thank him for allegedly saving the republic on January 6, 2021. “The American people deserve to know whether everyone on this stage agrees that I kept my oath to the Constitution that day,” Pence declared.
Unfortunately, the rest of the field complied. “Mike Pence stood for the Constitution and he deserves not grudging credit, he deserves our thanks as Americans,” former New Jersey governor Chris Christie fawned. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) agreed that Pence “did the right thing.” Florida Governor Ron DeSantis admitted Pence “did his duty” and disclosed he has “no beef” with the former vice president.
In fact, the entire raison d'être for Pence’s candidacy is to give himself a national platform to brag about his self-proclaimed role in protecting the Constitution from Donald Trump’s plan to remain in power after the 2020 election. Pence, in Pence’s mind, is the hero to Trump’s villain.
But Pence appears to be rewriting the history of what he did on January 6. Contrary to his portrayal as one of the good guys on January 6, in reality, Pence is one of the bad guys.
He intentionally delayed release of a letter outlining why he did not have the authority to reject electors from contested states. Rather than publish the statement the day before or early on January 6, Pence made it public right before the joint session of Congress convened at 1:00 p.m. (He claimed Trump caused the delay since Pence wanted to wait until the president was done speaking at the Ellipse before sending the letter. Trump took the stage about an hour later than planned.)
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“Conflicting Accounts Between Pence and His Advisors
But Short and Jacob told the select committee a much different story. The two aides, along with Chris Hodgson, Pence’s legislative director, headed to Pence’s residence around 8:30 a.m., a few hours earlier than Pence claimed in his book. And contrary to Pence’s portrayal as the sole author of the memo, Short and Jacobs described the statement as “a joint effort.”
Short told committee investigators, “we were finalizing a letter that the Vice President would release publicly later that day. So we were making final tweaks to that together.” He also said the four men reviewed the document on a “laptop,” not on Pence’s desktop computer.
Jacob confirmed Short’s description of the morning of January 6. “When we met up at the residence that morning, we were really just trying to get the statement finalized,” Jacobs told the committee.
Neither man mentioned the story about Pence failing to save the document or how his daughter needed to retype it for him.
Pence also omitted a somewhat consequential piece of the morning’s timeline: an earlier phone call from Trump. Jacob told the committee that a military aide interrupted their meeting around 9:15 a.m. to tell Pence the president was on hold. Pence excused himself to take the call, which according to Jacob, lasted between “15, 20 minutes.”
Pence did not share details of the conversation with his aides. It’s also unclear whether Pence informed the president during the discussion that he was in the process of preparing a statement he would later release to Congress and the public....”
Mike is desperately out of touch with today’s reality.
Juda Pence will say anything to get a vote.
If the GOPe keeps cretins like 30 Pence in its leadership it is tie to start a new political party.
To All: Be sure to read the full article by Julie Kelly.
My comment: Pence: A Legend In His Own Mind...
Like the Capitol cop who killed an unarmed woman - and then called himself a “hero” on television - the heroes are coming out of the woodwork here.
Pence increasingly reminds me of Luke 18:10
How many Pence does it cost to use the loo in the west wing??
The turd just got promoted.
“If the GOPe keeps cretins like 30 Pence in its leadership it is tie to start a new political party.”
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Pence epitomizes the GOP. Always looking for excuses.
Mr. Pence had a chance to serve the American people and the future of America in a most profound way but decided to serve himself, although how he thought he’d ever be elected president is beyond me. He’s too much of a go-along guy.
Mike McRomBush is a self-righteous pantywaist.
He named his book So Help Me God.
I bet all the consultants just ate that up (if they weren’t the ones recommending it).
See how selective editing can change the message? It's a childish pursuit.
At the same time, I found this little game forcing the candidates to affirm Mike Pence to be extremely childish in its own right.
Pence: “There I was, in the middle of opening envelopes from the various states and reading their electoral votes when I suffered a MASSIVE paper cut. Then I had to personally hold the chamber doors closed as President Trump attempted to break into the room and steal the remaining envelopes while he screamed “I WON THE ELECTION, THOSE ARE FAKE VOTES!!””
Mike is desperately out of touch with today’s reality.
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As anyone would expect from a cardboard cut out.
I agree. Even Hannity last night showed us all what Biden did and what Pence refused to do.
WATCH:
https://youtu.be/tl8kLQCET74?si=BLW6djfYObPxjBmi&t=344
He’s running in the wrong Party.
Heroism? More like cowardice and treason.
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