Pence gave some of his strongest public criticisms of his ex-boss, accusing the former president of putting his family in danger on Jan. 6 and saying that history will “hold Donald Trump accountable.”
“President Trump was wrong,” Pence said during his speech at the Gridiron dinner, a formal event in hosted by journalistic organization the Gridiron Club. “I had no right to overturn the election. And his reckless words endangered my family and everyone at the Capitol that day. And I know that history will hold Donald Trump accountable.”
Pence and his family were present at the Capitol during the attack on Jan. 6. Protesters descended on the building and some of the mob chanted, “Hang Mike Pence!” and erected a gallows because the vice president refused to stop the counting of electoral votes. Trump has said that PencePence also made jokes at Trump’s expense during the dinner. He said that Trump’s ego was so delicate that he asked Pence to perform the song “Wind Beneath My Wings” at their lunches each week.
Pence’s comments serve to distance himself from Trump as the former VP considers a potential 2024 presidential run. “I was in the news last week when I declined to say whether I would support one of the other possible Republican candidates in 2024. Let me clear that up tonight,” Pence said at the dinner. “I will wholeheartedly, unreservedly support the Republican nominee for President in 2024… if it’s me.
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