Disgraced former vice-president Mike Pence is still moaning about President Trump’s decision to pardon those involved in the January 6th protests.
In an interview with CNN’s Dana Bash, Pence was asked about the ongoing anti-Trump protests in Los Angeles and other cities around the country.
“FBI Director Kash Patel warned to U.S., to L.A. protesters, rather, he said, hit a cop, you’re going to jail,” said Bash.
”This is from a director who supported the president pardoning all the rioters, including the ones who beat up police officers who are defending the Capitol, defending you on January 6.”
Pence responded:
Well, let me say, first off, I welcome the statement. It’s a correct statement.
We simply cannot allow or stand by while while people in the midst of protests, assault law enforcement officers.
One of the reasons I thought the president was wrong to pardon people who assaulted police officers on January 6th.
But look, this is a time when, you know, we’re in the wake of not only those events of four years ago, but we’ve seen political violence against Jewish peaceful protesters.
We saw two assassination attempts against President Trump on the campaign trail. We saw the Governor of Pennsylvania’s home attacked.
Then that despicable attack that claimed the lives of the Minnesota State Representative Hortman, her husband and injured two of her colleagues. Our prayers are with them.
But this is a moment when we need to make it very clear that anyone who would ever use violence, whether it be against law enforcement or political violence of any kind, must be condemned universally.
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Mike Pence: “The president was wrong to pardon people who assaulted police officers on January 6…Anyone who would ever use violence, whether it be against law enforcement of political violence, must be condemned universally.” pic.twitter.com/BnfBko4d7G
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Shortly after Trump’s election victory last November, Pence said that he was “literally praying” that Trump would not pardon those involved in the protests, which were a response to the widespread fraud that tainted the results of the 2020 presidential election.
“I don’t think the president should pardon anyone who assaulted a police officer at the United States Capitol on January 6,” Pence said at the time.
He added that he and his wife Karen were “literally praying that President-elect Trump and Vice President-elect Vance will stand on the commitments that they will make when they raise their right hands on that day.”
Turncoat Mike Pence Says He is ‘Literally Praying’ That Trump Doesn’t Pardon January 6th Prisoners
Sadly for Pence, his prayers were not answered.
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