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AZProgressive

(29,322 posts)
Sat Nov 13, 2021, 01:11 AM Nov 2021

Trump defends chants by rioters on Jan. 6 threatening to hang Pence

WASHINGTON, Nov 12 (Reuters) - Former President Donald Trump defended his supporters' chants threatening to hang Vice President Mike Pence as they stormed the U.S. Capitol in a deadly riot on Jan. 6, according to a newly released interview on Friday.

In excerpts of an interview with an ABC reporter, the former Republican president openly supported the threats to Pence, who went before Congress that day to certify results of the 2020 presidential election in which Democrat Joe Biden defeated Trump.

Pence, who with Trump is among potential candidates for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, has said he was proud of his role in certifying the election results.

Asked about the Jan. 6 crowd's chants of "Hang Mike Pence", Trump said they "were very angry" and he reiterated his false claim of voter fraud, according to an audio of the interview, conducted in March by ABC's Jonathan Karl and reported by Axios news outlet.

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-defends-chants-by-rioters-jan-6-threatening-hang-pence-2021-11-12/

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Trump defends chants by rioters on Jan. 6 threatening to hang Pence (Original Post) AZProgressive Nov 2021 OP
I imagine Pence was picked just for this purpose - an attempt to stop the process. OAITW r.2.0 Nov 2021 #1
I wouldn't have shed a tear for Mike Pence. He's always been comradebillyboy Nov 2021 #2
His very special people were very angry. That's why he loves them. tanyev Nov 2021 #3

OAITW r.2.0

(23,810 posts)
1. I imagine Pence was picked just for this purpose - an attempt to stop the process.
Sat Nov 13, 2021, 01:26 AM
Nov 2021

What else did he do in 4 years? The only value he had to Trump on 1/6/21 was to fuck up the process...and he couldn't get that done. He was useless to Trump.

tanyev

(42,354 posts)
3. His very special people were very angry. That's why he loves them.
Sat Nov 13, 2021, 09:20 AM
Nov 2021

Or whatever feeling he has that he claims is love.

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