Former Vice President Mike Pence said he 'chose the Constitution' over former President Donald Trump, who allegedly told Pence that he was 'too honest' before the Capitol riot.
Vice president of the United States from 2017 to 2021On Tuesday, after the Justice Department issued a new criminal indictment of former President Donald Trump, his vice president, Mike Pence, issued a stern rebuke of his former running mate.
, adding, "On January 6th, former President Trump demanded that I choose between him and the Constitution. I chose the Constitution and I always will.", after a federal judge compelled Pence to testify before the federal grand jury. It also added new details on the acrimonious relationship between the former vice president and Trump that unfolded at the end of a four-year term marked by steadfast expressions of loyalty on Pence's part.
“Mike Pence had a chance to be great. He had a chance to be historic. Mike did not have the courage to act,” he said, adding, “Mike was afraid of whatever he was afraid of.”Former Vice President and 2024 Republican presidential hopeful Mike Pence addresses the GOP Lincoln Dinner in Des Moines, Iowa, on Friday last week.
“I believe anyone that puts themselves over the Constitution should never be president of the United States, and anyone who asks someone else to put them over the Constitution should never be president of the United States again," the former vice president said.Yet with each new criminal indictment, Trump's support among Republicans only seems to grow.
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