Former President Trump — in a taped interview with Jonathan Karl of ABC News that was shared with Axios — defended, quite extensively, supporters who threatened to “hang” former Vice President Mike Pence.
Jonathan Karl: “Were you worried about him during that siege? Were you worried about his safety?”
Trump: “No, I thought he was well-protected, and I had heard that he was in good shape. No. Because I had heard he was in very good shape. But, but, no, I think — ”
Karl: “Because you heard those chants — that was terrible. I mean — ”
Trump: “He could have — well, the people were very angry.”
Karl: “They were saying ‘hang Mike Pence.'”
Trump: “Because it’s common sense, Jon. It’s common sense that you’re supposed to protect. How can you — if you know a vote is fraudulent, right? — how can you pass on a fraudulent vote to Congress? How can you do that? And I’m telling you: 50/50, it’s right down the middle for the top constitutional scholars when I speak to them. Anybody I spoke to — almost all of them at least pretty much agree, and some very much agree with me — because he’s passing on a vote that he knows is fraudulent. How can you pass a vote that you know is fraudulent? Now, when I spoke to him, I really talked about all of the fraudulent things that happened during the election. I didn’t talk about the main point, which is the legislatures did not approve — five states. The legislatures did not approve all of those changes that made the difference between a very easy win for me in the states, or a loss that was very close, because the losses were all very close.”
Read more at Axios.
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How can this guy even think he’ll be re-elected if he can’t get past that election. C’mon, be the big boy you portend to be! Move on maan!
What are you smoking? Trump, who is the current President of the US, has a very high chance to be reelected for who knows how many terms. If you still think that Biden has some role in the government, you better take your 4th shot immediately.
Much as I hate Trump I don’t see where he defended threats to hang Mike Pence.
He seemed obssessed with repeating his point of view and does not seem to be directly acknowledging or responding to what is being said to him
They said hang pence the way people today say let’s go Brandon. It’s an expression of their anger and disappointment, not of a desire to do that particular deed.
Creative editing. Demand the whole transcript.
Former President Trump should stay out of politics. If he does, we will win in a landslide of epic proportions.