Former President Donald Trump’s potential vice-presidential picks are circulating after vetting documents were sent to a number of high-profile MAGA politicians. Whose name isn’t on that list? His former right-hand man, Mike Pence.
The ex-vice president and governor of Indiana even held a short run against his old boss, who now says he won’t endorse him in November.
The metaphorical tie between Trump and Pence was severed the day rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
Investigations since the attack have revealed the former president’s scheme to hand the election over to him after losing to President Joe Biden.
Pence’s refusal to overturn the election results gave way for Trump to paint him as a traitor to his supporters in a series of posts on X, formerly Twitter, and even years later.
“Mike Pence didn’t have the courage to do what should have been done to protect our Country and our Constitution, giving States a chance to certify a corrected set of facts, not the fraudulent or inaccurate ones which they were asked to previously certify,” Trump wrote in the post. “USA demands the truth!”
Rioters in the crowd chanted, “Hang Mike Pence!” and stormed their way into the Capitol as the former vice president and legislators were forced to escape during the attack. According to witness testimony, Trump was aware of the violence on the ground and did not call for it to stop.
“States want to correct their votes, which they now know were based on irregularities and fraud, plus corrupt process never received legislative approval. All Mike Pence has to do is send them back to the States, AND WE WIN. Do it, Mike, this is a time for extreme courage!” Trump wrote in another post on X.
