![\"\"](\"http:\/\/wardoon.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/38999b93-0b74-4c31-a7d9-a72ae505c527.jpeg\")
<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Former Vice President Mike Pence made his most blistering comments yet about former President Donald Trump\u2019s role in the January 6 attack on the US Capitol during remarks Saturday evening at the annual Gridiron Club Dinner in Washington, DC.<\/p>\n
Pence began his remarks at the dinner, which traditionally features politicians making jokes about notable Washington figures, with lighthearted comments about Trump, President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and several Republicans expected to run for president in 2024, including Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley.<\/p>\n
He then took a serious tone, noting the attack on the Capitol was \u201cone thing I haven\u2019t joked about\u201d and calling January 6 \u201ca tragic day.\u201d<\/p>\n
Pence rebuked Trump for his role in the January 6, 2021 attack, saying he was \u201cwrong\u201d for claiming Pence had the authority to overturn the results of the 2020 election in his role presiding over Congress that day, saying \u201chistory will hold Donald Trump accountable.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cPresident Trump was wrong. I had no right to overturn the election and his reckless words endangered my family and everyone at the Capitol that day, and I know that history will hold Donald Trump accountable,\u201d Pence said.
\nPence scolded those who have downplayed the people who entered the Capitol on January 6 as tourists.<\/p>\n
\u201cTourists don\u2019t injure 140 police officers by sightseeing,\u201d Pence said. \u201cTourists don\u2019t break down doors to get to the Speaker of the House or voice threats against public officials.\u201d<\/p>\n
Pence chastised Republicans who minimized the insurrection, days after Fox News host Tucker Carlson aired new security footage from inside the Capitol on January 6 in an attempt to defend the mob.<\/p>\n
\u201cMake no mistake about it, what happened that day was a disgrace, and it mocks decency to portray it in any other way,\u201d Pence said at the dinner.<\/p>\n
Pence also said people \u201chave a right to know what took place\u201d during the insurrection, days after he asked a judge to block a subpoena for his testimony to the special counsel investigating the insurrection.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe American people have a right to know what took place at the Capitol on January 6, and I expect members of the fourth estate to continue to do their job,\u201d Pence said at the dinner.<\/p>\n
The comments come after attorneys for Pence filed a motion last week asking a judge to block a federal grand jury subpoena for his testimony related to January 6. Pence had publicly signaled that he planned to resist the subpoena, arguing it was \u201cunconstitutional and unprecedented.\u201d<\/p>\n
Former Trump chief economic adviser Gary Cohn said Sunday he agreed with Pence\u2019s comments about the January 6 attack.<\/p>\n
\u201cLook, that was a shocking day in the history of this country. We continue to be reminded about January 6, and I think we will all live with it and all live with the memories of what happened on January 6. I agree \u2013 I agree with him,\u201d Cohn said in an interview with CNN\u2019s Kaitlan Collins on \u201cState of the Union.\u201d<\/p>\n
Republican Rep. Michael McCaul of Texas similarly told CBS News Sunday that Pence \u201cexercised moral clarity and judgment that day by doing his constitutional responsibility\u201d and helped avoid \u201ca major constitutional crisis that day.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHistory will judge everyone by what they did that day,\u201d McCaul said, noting that he voted to certify the 2020 election results.<\/p>\n
During his remarks Saturday evening, Pence repeatedly praised the media\u2019s coverage of the January 6 attack at the dinner, which traditionally includes members of the Washington press corps among its attendees, and said he was able to carry out his role in certifying the election \u201cin part\u201d because of the media\u2019s real-time coverage of the insurrection.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe were able to stay at our post, in part, because you stayed at your post. The American people know what happened that day because you never stopped reporting,\u201d Pence said.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor what you do to preserve and strengthen this great democracy, you have my heartfelt thanks and I know the thanks of a grateful nation. Thanks for what you do to preserve freedom,\u201d Pence continued.<\/p>\n
The former Vice President also pledged to \u201cnever, ever\u201d downplay the violence that law enforcement officers suffered at the hands of rioters at the Capitol.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor as long as I live I will never, ever diminish the injuries sustained, the lives lost, or the heroism of law enforcement on that tragic day,\u201d Pence said.<\/p>\n
Pence also made jokes at the expense of the former President at the dinner, which traditionally features politicians taking the opportunity to make light of Washington figures from both parties. Pence said during one of his jokes, \u201cI think (Trump) and I are on very good terms.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI mean, he\u2019s never called me a low-energy moron. Not yet,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n
He also poked fun at Trump\u2019s various legal troubles, saying \u201cHonestly, I learned a lot working beside Donald Trump, like about subpoenas for instance.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Former Vice President Mike Pence made his most blistering comments yet about former President Donald Trump\u2019s role in the January 6 attack on the US Capitol during remarks Saturday evening at the annual Gridiron Club Dinner in Washington, DC. Pence began his remarks at the dinner, which traditionally features politicians making jokes about notable Washington […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":184468,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"facebook_10221280388112155_325455220908133":"","twitter_917774835383787521_917774835383787521":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/wardoon.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/184467"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/wardoon.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/wardoon.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/wardoon.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/wardoon.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=184467"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/wardoon.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/184467\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":184469,"href":"http:\/\/wardoon.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/184467\/revisions\/184469"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/wardoon.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/184468"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/wardoon.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=184467"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/wardoon.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=184467"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/wardoon.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=184467"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}